Q: Is 27,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 27,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 27,240 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 27240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 227 454 681 908 1,135 1,362 1,816 2,270 2,724 3,405 4,540 5,448 6,810 9,080 13,620 and 27,240, with no remainder.

Since 27,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,240, it is not a prime number.


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