Q: Is 240,552,141 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,552,141 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,552,141 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 240552141 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 57 1,559 2,707 4,677 8,121 29,621 51,433 88,863 154,299 4,220,213 12,660,639 80,184,047 and 240,552,141, with no remainder.

Since 240,552,141 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,552,141, 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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