Q: Is 540,048 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 540,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 540,048 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 540048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 11,251 22,502 33,753 45,004 67,506 90,008 135,012 180,016 270,024 and 540,048, with no remainder.

Since 540,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 540,048, it is not a prime number.


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