Q: Is 2,740 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,740 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 2740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 137 274 548 685 1,370 and 2,740, with no remainder.

Since 2,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,740, it is not a prime number.


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