Q: Is 3,140 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 3,140 is not a prime number.

Why is 3,140 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 3140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 157 314 628 785 1,570 and 3,140, with no remainder.

Since 3,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,140, it is not a prime number.


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