Q: Is 127,440 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 127,440 is not a prime number.

Why is 127,440 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 127440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 59 60 72 80 90 108 118 120 135 144 177 180 216 236 240 270 295 354 360 432 472 531 540 590 708 720 885 944 1,062 1,080 1,180 1,416 1,593 1,770 2,124 2,160 2,360 2,655 2,832 3,186 3,540 4,248 4,720 5,310 6,372 7,080 7,965 8,496 10,620 12,744 14,160 15,930 21,240 25,488 31,860 42,480 63,720 and 127,440, with no remainder.

Since 127,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 127,440, it is not a prime number.


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