Q: Is 240,550 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,550 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,550 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 240550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 17 25 34 50 85 170 283 425 566 850 1,415 2,830 4,811 7,075 9,622 14,150 24,055 48,110 120,275 and 240,550, with no remainder.

Since 240,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,550, it is not a prime number.


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