Q: Is 240,824,618 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,824,618 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,824,618 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 240824618 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 2,293 3,089 4,586 6,178 38,981 52,513 77,962 105,026 7,083,077 14,166,154 120,412,309 and 240,824,618, with no remainder.

Since 240,824,618 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,824,618, 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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