Q: Is 240,840,744 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,840,744 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,840,744 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 240840744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 10,035,031 20,070,062 30,105,093 40,140,124 60,210,186 80,280,248 120,420,372 and 240,840,744, with no remainder.

Since 240,840,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,840,744, 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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