Q: Is 38,880 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 38,880 is not a prime number.

Why is 38,880 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 38880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 81 90 96 108 120 135 144 160 162 180 216 240 243 270 288 324 360 405 432 480 486 540 648 720 810 864 972 1,080 1,215 1,296 1,440 1,620 1,944 2,160 2,430 2,592 3,240 3,888 4,320 4,860 6,480 7,776 9,720 12,960 19,440 and 38,880, with no remainder.

Since 38,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 38,880, it is not a prime number.


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