Q: Is 6,870 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 6,870 is not a prime number.

Why is 6,870 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 6870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 229 458 687 1,145 1,374 2,290 3,435 and 6,870, with no remainder.

Since 6,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,870, it is not a prime number.


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