Q: Is 57,240,520 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 57,240,520 is not a prime number.

Why is 57,240,520 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 57240520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 1,431,013 2,862,026 5,724,052 7,155,065 11,448,104 14,310,130 28,620,260 and 57,240,520, with no remainder.

Since 57,240,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 57,240,520, 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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