Q: Is 240,200,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,200,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,200,420 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 240200420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 12,010,021 24,020,042 48,040,084 60,050,105 120,100,210 and 240,200,420, with no remainder.

Since 240,200,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,200,420, 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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