Q: Is 240,601,488 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,601,488 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,601,488 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 240601488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 5,012,531 10,025,062 15,037,593 20,050,124 30,075,186 40,100,248 60,150,372 80,200,496 120,300,744 and 240,601,488, with no remainder.

Since 240,601,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,601,488, 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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