Q: Is 240,840,747 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,840,747 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,840,747 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 240840747 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 3,822,869 11,468,607 26,760,083 34,405,821 80,280,249 and 240,840,747, with no remainder.

Since 240,840,747 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,840,747, 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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