Q: Is 8,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 8,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 8,960 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 8960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 56 64 70 80 112 128 140 160 224 256 280 320 448 560 640 896 1,120 1,280 1,792 2,240 4,480 and 8,960, with no remainder.

Since 8,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,960, it is not a prime number.


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