Q: Is 240,530,138 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,530,138 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,530,138 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 240530138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 59 118 3,481 6,962 34,549 69,098 2,038,391 4,076,782 120,265,069 and 240,530,138, with no remainder.

Since 240,530,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,530,138, 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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