Q: Is 240,572 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,572 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,572 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 240572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 137 274 439 548 878 1,756 60,143 120,286 and 240,572, with no remainder.

Since 240,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,572, it is not a prime number.


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