Q: Is 240,508,023 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,508,023 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,508,023 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 240508023 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 19 21 49 57 133 147 399 931 2,793 86,111 258,333 602,777 1,636,109 1,808,331 4,219,439 4,908,327 11,452,763 12,658,317 34,358,289 80,169,341 and 240,508,023, with no remainder.

Since 240,508,023 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,508,023, 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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