Q: Is 240,520,226 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,520,226 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,520,226 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 240520226 can be evenly divided by 1 2 59 118 2,038,307 4,076,614 120,260,113 and 240,520,226, with no remainder.

Since 240,520,226 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,520,226, 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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