Q: Is 240,979 a Prime Number?

A: No, 240,979 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,979 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 240979 can be evenly divided by 1 397 607 and 240,979, with no remainder.

Since 240,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,979, it is not a prime number.

Number	240,977	240,978	240,980	240,981
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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