Q: Is 15,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 15,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 15,240 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 15240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 127 254 381 508 635 762 1,016 1,270 1,524 1,905 2,540 3,048 3,810 5,080 7,620 and 15,240, with no remainder.

Since 15,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,240, it is not a prime number.


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