Q: Is 240,602,540 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,602,540 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,602,540 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 240602540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 46 92 115 230 460 523,049 1,046,098 2,092,196 2,615,245 5,230,490 10,460,980 12,030,127 24,060,254 48,120,508 60,150,635 120,301,270 and 240,602,540, with no remainder.

Since 240,602,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,602,540, 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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