Q: Is 379,840 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 379,840 is not a prime number.

Why is 379,840 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 379840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 160 320 1,187 2,374 4,748 5,935 9,496 11,870 18,992 23,740 37,984 47,480 75,968 94,960 189,920 and 379,840, with no remainder.

Since 379,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 379,840, 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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