Q: Is 59,940 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 59,940 is not a prime number.

Why is 59,940 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 59940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 37 45 54 60 74 81 90 108 111 135 148 162 180 185 222 270 324 333 370 405 444 540 555 666 740 810 999 1,110 1,332 1,620 1,665 1,998 2,220 2,997 3,330 3,996 4,995 5,994 6,660 9,990 11,988 14,985 19,980 29,970 and 59,940, with no remainder.

Since 59,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,940, 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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