Q: Is 240,546 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,546 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,546 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 240546 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 47 94 141 282 853 1,706 2,559 5,118 40,091 80,182 120,273 and 240,546, with no remainder.

Since 240,546 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,546, 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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