Q: Is 240,798 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,798 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,798 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 240798 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 67 134 201 402 599 1,198 1,797 3,594 40,133 80,266 120,399 and 240,798, with no remainder.

Since 240,798 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,798, it is not a prime number.


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