Q: Is 240,834,574 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,834,574 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,834,574 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 240834574 can be evenly divided by 1 2 41 82 191 382 7,831 15,377 15,662 30,754 630,457 1,260,914 2,937,007 5,874,014 120,417,287 and 240,834,574, with no remainder.

Since 240,834,574 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,834,574, it is not a prime number.


More Examples

  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 240,834,574:


Ask a Question