Q: Is 59,640 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 59,640 is not a prime number.

Why is 59,640 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 59640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 71 84 105 120 140 142 168 210 213 280 284 355 420 426 497 568 710 840 852 994 1,065 1,420 1,491 1,704 1,988 2,130 2,485 2,840 2,982 3,976 4,260 4,970 5,964 7,455 8,520 9,940 11,928 14,910 19,880 29,820 and 59,640, with no remainder.

Since 59,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,640, 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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