Q: Is 240,724,876 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,724,876 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,724,876 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 240724876 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 8,597,317 17,194,634 34,389,268 60,181,219 120,362,438 and 240,724,876, with no remainder.

Since 240,724,876 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,724,876, 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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