Q: Is 240,905,795 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,905,795 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,905,795 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 240905795 can be evenly divided by 1 5 13 23 65 115 299 1,495 161,141 805,705 2,094,833 3,706,243 10,474,165 18,531,215 48,181,159 and 240,905,795, with no remainder.

Since 240,905,795 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,905,795, 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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