Q: Is 240,840,745 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,840,745 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,840,745 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 240840745 can be evenly divided by 1 5 53 199 265 995 4,567 10,547 22,835 52,735 242,051 908,833 1,210,255 4,544,165 48,168,149 and 240,840,745, with no remainder.

Since 240,840,745 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,840,745, 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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