Q: Is 38,740 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 38,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 38,740 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 38740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 26 52 65 130 149 260 298 596 745 1,490 1,937 2,980 3,874 7,748 9,685 19,370 and 38,740, with no remainder.

Since 38,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 38,740, 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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