Q: Is 1,740 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,740 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 1740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 29 30 58 60 87 116 145 174 290 348 435 580 870 and 1,740, with no remainder.

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


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