Q: Is 248,242,340 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,242,340 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,242,340 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 248242340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 73 146 292 365 730 1,460 170,029 340,058 680,116 850,145 1,700,290 3,400,580 12,412,117 24,824,234 49,648,468 62,060,585 124,121,170 and 248,242,340, with no remainder.

Since 248,242,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,242,340, 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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