Q: Is 240,506 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,506 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,506 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 240506 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 41 82 287 419 574 838 2,933 5,866 17,179 34,358 120,253 and 240,506, with no remainder.

Since 240,506 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,506, 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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