Q: Is 240,200,421 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,200,421 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,200,421 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 240200421 can be evenly divided by 1 3 97 131 291 393 6,301 12,707 18,903 38,121 611,197 825,431 1,833,591 2,476,293 80,066,807 and 240,200,421, with no remainder.

Since 240,200,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,200,421, 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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