Q: Is 240,880,574 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,880,574 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,880,574 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 240880574 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 293 586 3,223 6,446 37,369 74,738 411,059 822,118 10,949,117 21,898,234 120,440,287 and 240,880,574, with no remainder.

Since 240,880,574 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,880,574, 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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