Q: Is 240,546,346 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,546,346 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,546,346 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 240546346 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 257 514 4,883 9,766 24,631 49,262 467,989 935,978 6,330,167 12,660,334 120,273,173 and 240,546,346, with no remainder.

Since 240,546,346 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,546,346, 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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