Q: Is 240,708,023 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,708,023 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,708,023 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 240708023 can be evenly divided by 1 43 59 79 1,201 2,537 3,397 4,661 51,643 70,859 94,879 200,423 3,046,937 4,079,797 5,597,861 and 240,708,023, with no remainder.

Since 240,708,023 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,708,023, 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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