Q: Is 240,622,503 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,622,503 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,622,503 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 240622503 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 131 393 1,441 4,323 55,661 166,983 612,271 1,836,813 7,291,591 21,874,773 80,207,501 and 240,622,503, with no remainder.

Since 240,622,503 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,622,503, 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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