Q: Is 240,538,202 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,538,202 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,538,202 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 240538202 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 71 142 1,207 2,414 99,643 199,286 1,693,931 3,387,862 7,074,653 14,149,306 120,269,101 and 240,538,202, with no remainder.

Since 240,538,202 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,538,202, 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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