Q: Is 2,480 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,480 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,480 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 2480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 31 40 62 80 124 155 248 310 496 620 1,240 and 2,480, with no remainder.

Since 2,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,480, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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