Q: Is 10,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 10,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,240 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 10240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 128 160 256 320 512 640 1,024 1,280 2,048 2,560 5,120 and 10,240, with no remainder.

Since 10,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,240, it is not a prime number.


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