Q: Is 241,140,259 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 241,140,259 is not a prime number.

Why is 241,140,259 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 241140259 can be evenly divided by 1 43 61 149 617 2,623 6,407 9,089 26,531 37,637 91,933 390,827 1,618,391 3,953,119 5,607,913 and 241,140,259, with no remainder.

Since 241,140,259 cannot be divided by just 1 and 241,140,259, 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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