Q: Is 96,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 96,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 96,720 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 96720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 31 39 40 48 52 60 62 65 78 80 93 104 120 124 130 155 156 186 195 208 240 248 260 310 312 372 390 403 465 496 520 620 624 744 780 806 930 1,040 1,209 1,240 1,488 1,560 1,612 1,860 2,015 2,418 2,480 3,120 3,224 3,720 4,030 4,836 6,045 6,448 7,440 8,060 9,672 12,090 16,120 19,344 24,180 32,240 48,360 and 96,720, with no remainder.

Since 96,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 96,720, it is not a prime number.


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