Q: Is 240,719,139 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,719,139 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,719,139 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 240719139 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 211 633 1,899 126,761 380,283 1,140,849 26,746,571 80,239,713 and 240,719,139, with no remainder.

Since 240,719,139 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,719,139, 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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