Q: Is 240,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,500 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 240500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 25 26 37 50 52 65 74 100 125 130 148 185 250 260 325 370 481 500 650 740 925 962 1,300 1,625 1,850 1,924 2,405 3,250 3,700 4,625 4,810 6,500 9,250 9,620 12,025 18,500 24,050 48,100 60,125 120,250 and 240,500, with no remainder.

Since 240,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,500, 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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