Q: Is 240,776,766 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,776,766 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,776,766 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 240776766 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 4,458,829 8,917,658 13,376,487 26,752,974 40,129,461 80,258,922 120,388,383 and 240,776,766, with no remainder.

Since 240,776,766 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,776,766, 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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