Q: Is 104,740 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 104,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 104,740 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 104740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 5,237 10,474 20,948 26,185 52,370 and 104,740, with no remainder.

Since 104,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 104,740, it is not a prime number.


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