Q: Is 240,790,782 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,790,782 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,790,782 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 240790782 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 40,131,797 80,263,594 120,395,391 and 240,790,782, with no remainder.

Since 240,790,782 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,790,782, 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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