Q: Is 240,824,630 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,824,630 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,824,630 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 240824630 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 421 842 2,105 4,210 57,203 114,406 286,015 572,030 24,082,463 48,164,926 120,412,315 and 240,824,630, with no remainder.

Since 240,824,630 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,824,630, 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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