Q: Is 240,975 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,975 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,975 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 240975 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 17 21 25 27 35 45 51 63 75 81 85 105 119 135 153 175 189 225 255 315 357 405 425 459 525 567 595 675 765 945 1,071 1,275 1,377 1,575 1,785 2,025 2,295 2,835 2,975 3,213 3,825 4,725 5,355 6,885 8,925 9,639 11,475 14,175 16,065 26,775 34,425 48,195 80,325 and 240,975, with no remainder.

Since 240,975 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,975, it is not a prime number.


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