Q: Is 240,984 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,984 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,984 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 240984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 3,347 6,694 10,041 13,388 20,082 26,776 30,123 40,164 60,246 80,328 120,492 and 240,984, with no remainder.

Since 240,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,984, 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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