Q: Is 512,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 512,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 512,240 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 512240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 38 40 76 80 95 152 190 304 337 380 674 760 1,348 1,520 1,685 2,696 3,370 5,392 6,403 6,740 12,806 13,480 25,612 26,960 32,015 51,224 64,030 102,448 128,060 256,120 and 512,240, with no remainder.

Since 512,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 512,240, it is not a prime number.


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