Q: Is 29,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 29,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 29,240 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 29240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 34 40 43 68 85 86 136 170 172 215 340 344 430 680 731 860 1,462 1,720 2,924 3,655 5,848 7,310 14,620 and 29,240, with no remainder.

Since 29,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 29,240, 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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