Q: Is 540,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 540,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 540,240 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 540240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 240 2,251 4,502 6,753 9,004 11,255 13,506 18,008 22,510 27,012 33,765 36,016 45,020 54,024 67,530 90,040 108,048 135,060 180,080 270,120 and 540,240, with no remainder.

Since 540,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 540,240, 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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