Q: Is 240,506,710 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,506,710 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,506,710 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 240506710 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 2,963 5,926 8,117 14,815 16,234 29,630 40,585 81,170 24,050,671 48,101,342 120,253,355 and 240,506,710, with no remainder.

Since 240,506,710 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,506,710, 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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