Q: Is 240,816 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,816 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,816 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 240816 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 29 48 58 87 116 173 174 232 346 348 464 519 692 696 1,038 1,384 1,392 2,076 2,768 4,152 5,017 8,304 10,034 15,051 20,068 30,102 40,136 60,204 80,272 120,408 and 240,816, with no remainder.

Since 240,816 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,816, 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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