Q: Is 240,502 a Prime Number?

A: No, 240,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,502 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 240502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 6,329 12,658 120,251 and 240,502, with no remainder.

Since 240,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,502, it is not a prime number.

Number	240,500	240,501	240,503	240,504
Prime?	no	no	yes	no

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

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