Q: Is 2,940 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,940 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,940 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 2940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 49 60 70 84 98 105 140 147 196 210 245 294 420 490 588 735 980 1,470 and 2,940, with no remainder.

Since 2,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,940, it is not a prime number.


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