Q: Is 127,740 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 127,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 127,740 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 127740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 2,129 4,258 6,387 8,516 10,645 12,774 21,290 25,548 31,935 42,580 63,870 and 127,740, with no remainder.

Since 127,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 127,740, it is not a prime number.


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