Q: Is 33,840 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 33,840 is not a prime number.

Why is 33,840 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 33840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 47 48 60 72 80 90 94 120 141 144 180 188 235 240 282 360 376 423 470 564 705 720 752 846 940 1,128 1,410 1,692 1,880 2,115 2,256 2,820 3,384 3,760 4,230 5,640 6,768 8,460 11,280 16,920 and 33,840, with no remainder.

Since 33,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 33,840, it is not a prime number.


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