Q: Is 240,732,874 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,732,874 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,732,874 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 240732874 can be evenly divided by 1 2 1,223 2,446 98,419 196,838 120,366,437 and 240,732,874, with no remainder.

Since 240,732,874 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,732,874, 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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