Q: Is 240,771 a Prime Number?

A: No, 240,771 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,771 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 240771 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 4,721 14,163 80,257 and 240,771, with no remainder.

Since 240,771 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,771, it is not a prime number.

Number	240,769	240,770	240,772	240,773
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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