Q: Is 240,470,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,470,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,470,542 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 240470542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 17 26 34 221 289 442 578 3,757 7,514 32,003 64,006 416,039 544,051 832,078 1,088,102 7,072,663 9,248,867 14,145,326 18,497,734 120,235,271 and 240,470,542, with no remainder.

Since 240,470,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,470,542, 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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