Q: Is 59,760 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 59,760 is not a prime number.

Why is 59,760 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 59760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 83 90 120 144 166 180 240 249 332 360 415 498 664 720 747 830 996 1,245 1,328 1,494 1,660 1,992 2,490 2,988 3,320 3,735 3,984 4,980 5,976 6,640 7,470 9,960 11,952 14,940 19,920 29,880 and 59,760, with no remainder.

Since 59,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,760, it is not a prime number.


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