Q: Is 244,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 244,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 244,240 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 244240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 43 71 80 86 142 172 215 284 344 355 430 568 688 710 860 1,136 1,420 1,720 2,840 3,053 3,440 5,680 6,106 12,212 15,265 24,424 30,530 48,848 61,060 122,120 and 244,240, with no remainder.

Since 244,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 244,240, 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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