Q: Is 240,886,875 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,886,875 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,886,875 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 240886875 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 25 75 125 375 625 1,875 128,473 385,419 642,365 1,927,095 3,211,825 9,635,475 16,059,125 48,177,375 80,295,625 and 240,886,875, with no remainder.

Since 240,886,875 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,886,875, 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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