Q: Is 240,506,128 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,506,128 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,506,128 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 240506128 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 743 1,486 2,972 5,944 11,888 20,231 40,462 80,924 161,848 323,696 15,031,633 30,063,266 60,126,532 120,253,064 and 240,506,128, with no remainder.

Since 240,506,128 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,506,128, 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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