Q: Is 240,489 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,489 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,489 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 240489 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 2,969 8,907 26,721 80,163 and 240,489, with no remainder.

Since 240,489 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,489, it is not a prime number.


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