Q: Is 240,468,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,468,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,468,012 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 240468012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 6,679,667 13,359,334 20,039,001 26,718,668 40,078,002 60,117,003 80,156,004 120,234,006 and 240,468,012, with no remainder.

Since 240,468,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,468,012, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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