Q: Is 240,507,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,507,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,507,704 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 240507704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 34 68 136 1,768,439 3,536,878 7,073,756 14,147,512 30,063,463 60,126,926 120,253,852 and 240,507,704, with no remainder.

Since 240,507,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,507,704, 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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