Q: Is 240,897 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,897 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,897 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 240897 can be evenly divided by 1 3 59 177 1,361 4,083 80,299 and 240,897, with no remainder.

Since 240,897 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,897, it is not a prime number.


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