Q: Is 24,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,960 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 24960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 32 39 40 48 52 60 64 65 78 80 96 104 120 128 130 156 160 192 195 208 240 260 312 320 384 390 416 480 520 624 640 780 832 960 1,040 1,248 1,560 1,664 1,920 2,080 2,496 3,120 4,160 4,992 6,240 8,320 12,480 and 24,960, with no remainder.

Since 24,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,960, it is not a prime number.


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