Q: Is 240,714,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,714,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,714,248 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 240714248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 659 1,318 2,636 5,272 45,659 91,318 182,636 365,272 30,089,281 60,178,562 120,357,124 and 240,714,248, with no remainder.

Since 240,714,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,714,248, 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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