Q: Is 8,640 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 8,640 is not a prime number.

Why is 8,640 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 8640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 64 72 80 90 96 108 120 135 144 160 180 192 216 240 270 288 320 360 432 480 540 576 720 864 960 1,080 1,440 1,728 2,160 2,880 4,320 and 8,640, with no remainder.

Since 8,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,640, 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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