Q: Is 240,515,338 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,515,338 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,515,338 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 240515338 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 19 38 133 266 904,193 1,808,386 6,329,351 12,658,702 17,179,667 34,359,334 120,257,669 and 240,515,338, with no remainder.

Since 240,515,338 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,515,338, 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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