Q: Is 240,748,568 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,748,568 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,748,568 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 240748568 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 97 194 388 776 310,243 620,486 1,240,972 2,481,944 30,093,571 60,187,142 120,374,284 and 240,748,568, with no remainder.

Since 240,748,568 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,748,568, 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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