Q: Is 240,534 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,534 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,534 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 240534 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 23 42 46 63 69 83 126 138 161 166 207 249 322 414 483 498 581 747 966 1,162 1,449 1,494 1,743 1,909 2,898 3,486 3,818 5,229 5,727 10,458 11,454 13,363 17,181 26,726 34,362 40,089 80,178 120,267 and 240,534, with no remainder.

Since 240,534 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,534, 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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