Q: Is 59,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 59,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 59,240 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 59240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 1,481 2,962 5,924 7,405 11,848 14,810 29,620 and 59,240, with no remainder.

Since 59,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,240, it is not a prime number.


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