Q: Is 12,040 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,040 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,040 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 12040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 43 56 70 86 140 172 215 280 301 344 430 602 860 1,204 1,505 1,720 2,408 3,010 6,020 and 12,040, with no remainder.

Since 12,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,040, it is not a prime number.


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