Q: Is 144,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 144,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 144,240 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 144240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 240 601 1,202 1,803 2,404 3,005 3,606 4,808 6,010 7,212 9,015 9,616 12,020 14,424 18,030 24,040 28,848 36,060 48,080 72,120 and 144,240, with no remainder.

Since 144,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,240, it is not a prime number.


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