Q: Is 240,715,756 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,715,756 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,715,756 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 240715756 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 41 82 164 1,467,779 2,935,558 5,871,116 60,178,939 120,357,878 and 240,715,756, with no remainder.

Since 240,715,756 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,715,756, 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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