Q: Is 11,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 11,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 11,960 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 11960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 23 26 40 46 52 65 92 104 115 130 184 230 260 299 460 520 598 920 1,196 1,495 2,392 2,990 5,980 and 11,960, with no remainder.

Since 11,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,960, it is not a prime number.


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