Q: Is 240,541,674 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,541,674 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,541,674 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 240541674 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 2,063 4,126 6,189 12,378 19,433 38,866 58,299 116,598 40,090,279 80,180,558 120,270,837 and 240,541,674, with no remainder.

Since 240,541,674 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,541,674, 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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