Q: Is 240,990 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,990 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,990 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 240990 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 29 30 58 87 145 174 277 290 435 554 831 870 1,385 1,662 2,770 4,155 8,033 8,310 16,066 24,099 40,165 48,198 80,330 120,495 and 240,990, with no remainder.

Since 240,990 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,990, 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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