Q: Is 240,776,765 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,776,765 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,776,765 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 240776765 can be evenly divided by 1 5 23 115 977 2,143 4,885 10,715 22,471 49,289 112,355 246,445 2,093,711 10,468,555 48,155,353 and 240,776,765, with no remainder.

Since 240,776,765 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,776,765, 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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