Q: Is 36,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 36,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 36,240 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 36240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 151 240 302 453 604 755 906 1,208 1,510 1,812 2,265 2,416 3,020 3,624 4,530 6,040 7,248 9,060 12,080 18,120 and 36,240, with no remainder.

Since 36,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 36,240, it is not a prime number.


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