Q: Is 240,940 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,940 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,940 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 240940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 140 1,721 3,442 6,884 8,605 12,047 17,210 24,094 34,420 48,188 60,235 120,470 and 240,940, with no remainder.

Since 240,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,940, it is not a prime number.


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