Q: Is 240,554,017 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,554,017 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,554,017 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 240554017 can be evenly divided by 1 11 31 341 705,437 7,759,807 21,868,547 and 240,554,017, with no remainder.

Since 240,554,017 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,554,017, 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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