Q: Is 11,880 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 11,880 is not a prime number.

Why is 11,880 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 11880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 24 27 30 33 36 40 44 45 54 55 60 66 72 88 90 99 108 110 120 132 135 165 180 198 216 220 264 270 297 330 360 396 440 495 540 594 660 792 990 1,080 1,188 1,320 1,485 1,980 2,376 2,970 3,960 5,940 and 11,880, with no remainder.

Since 11,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,880, 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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