Q: Is 13,740 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 13,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 13,740 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 13740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 229 458 687 916 1,145 1,374 2,290 2,748 3,435 4,580 6,870 and 13,740, with no remainder.

Since 13,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 13,740, it is not a prime number.


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