Q: Is 240,824,615 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,824,615 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,824,615 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 240824615 can be evenly divided by 1 5 151 307 755 1,039 1,535 5,195 46,357 156,889 231,785 318,973 784,445 1,594,865 48,164,923 and 240,824,615, with no remainder.

Since 240,824,615 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,824,615, 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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