Q: Is 2,340 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,340 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,340 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 2340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 26 30 36 39 45 52 60 65 78 90 117 130 156 180 195 234 260 390 468 585 780 1,170 and 2,340, with no remainder.

Since 2,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,340, it is not a prime number.


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