Q: Is 3,540 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 3,540 is not a prime number.

Why is 3,540 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 3540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 59 60 118 177 236 295 354 590 708 885 1,180 1,770 and 3,540, with no remainder.

Since 3,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,540, it is not a prime number.


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