Q: Is 2,840 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,840 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,840 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 2840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 71 142 284 355 568 710 1,420 and 2,840, with no remainder.

Since 2,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,840, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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