Q: Is 132,840 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 132,840 is not a prime number.

Why is 132,840 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 132840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 41 45 54 60 72 81 82 90 108 120 123 135 162 164 180 205 216 246 270 324 328 360 369 405 410 492 540 615 648 738 810 820 984 1,080 1,107 1,230 1,476 1,620 1,640 1,845 2,214 2,460 2,952 3,240 3,321 3,690 4,428 4,920 5,535 6,642 7,380 8,856 11,070 13,284 14,760 16,605 22,140 26,568 33,210 44,280 66,420 and 132,840, with no remainder.

Since 132,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 132,840, it is not a prime number.


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