Q: Is 38,940 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 38,940 is not a prime number.

Why is 38,940 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 38940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 30 33 44 55 59 60 66 110 118 132 165 177 220 236 295 330 354 590 649 660 708 885 1,180 1,298 1,770 1,947 2,596 3,245 3,540 3,894 6,490 7,788 9,735 12,980 19,470 and 38,940, with no remainder.

Since 38,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 38,940, it is not a prime number.


More Examples

Number 38,93838,93938,94138,942
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 38,940:


Ask a Question