Q: Is 240,740,513 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,740,513 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,740,513 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 240740513 can be evenly divided by 1 13 29 31 377 403 899 11,687 20,599 267,787 597,371 638,569 7,765,823 8,301,397 18,518,501 and 240,740,513, with no remainder.

Since 240,740,513 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,740,513, 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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