Q: Is 240,552,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,552,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,552,142 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 240552142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 1,823 3,646 3,881 7,762 30,991 61,982 65,977 131,954 7,075,063 14,150,126 120,276,071 and 240,552,142, with no remainder.

Since 240,552,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,552,142, 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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