Q: Is 54,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 54,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 54,240 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 54240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 80 96 113 120 160 226 240 339 452 480 565 678 904 1,130 1,356 1,695 1,808 2,260 2,712 3,390 3,616 4,520 5,424 6,780 9,040 10,848 13,560 18,080 27,120 and 54,240, with no remainder.

Since 54,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 54,240, it is not a prime number.


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