Q: Is 2,400 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,400 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,400 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 2400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 100 120 150 160 200 240 300 400 480 600 800 1,200 and 2,400, with no remainder.

Since 2,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,400, it is not a prime number.


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