Q: Is 277,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 277,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 277,240 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 277240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 29 40 58 116 145 232 239 290 478 580 956 1,160 1,195 1,912 2,390 4,780 6,931 9,560 13,862 27,724 34,655 55,448 69,310 138,620 and 277,240, with no remainder.

Since 277,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 277,240, 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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