Q: Is 16,140 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,140 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,140 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 16140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 269 538 807 1,076 1,345 1,614 2,690 3,228 4,035 5,380 8,070 and 16,140, with no remainder.

Since 16,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,140, it is not a prime number.


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