Q: Is 25,740 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 25,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 25,740 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 25740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 15 18 20 22 26 30 33 36 39 44 45 52 55 60 65 66 78 90 99 110 117 130 132 143 156 165 180 195 198 220 234 260 286 330 390 396 429 468 495 572 585 660 715 780 858 990 1,170 1,287 1,430 1,716 1,980 2,145 2,340 2,574 2,860 4,290 5,148 6,435 8,580 12,870 and 25,740, with no remainder.

Since 25,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 25,740, it is not a prime number.


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