Q: Is 249,440 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 249,440 is not a prime number.

Why is 249,440 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 249440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 80 160 1,559 3,118 6,236 7,795 12,472 15,590 24,944 31,180 49,888 62,360 124,720 and 249,440, with no remainder.

Since 249,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,440, 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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