Q: Is 34,540 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 34,540 is not a prime number.

Why is 34,540 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 34540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 44 55 110 157 220 314 628 785 1,570 1,727 3,140 3,454 6,908 8,635 17,270 and 34,540, with no remainder.

Since 34,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 34,540, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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