Q: Is 240,740 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,740 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 240740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 12,037 24,074 48,148 60,185 120,370 and 240,740, with no remainder.

Since 240,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,740, it is not a prime number.


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