Q: Is 959,840 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 959,840 is not a prime number.

Why is 959,840 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 959840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 56 70 80 112 140 160 224 280 560 857 1,120 1,714 3,428 4,285 5,999 6,856 8,570 11,998 13,712 17,140 23,996 27,424 29,995 34,280 47,992 59,990 68,560 95,984 119,980 137,120 191,968 239,960 479,920 and 959,840, with no remainder.

Since 959,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 959,840, 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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