Q: Is 36,120 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 36,120 is not a prime number.

Why is 36,120 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 36120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 43 56 60 70 84 86 105 120 129 140 168 172 210 215 258 280 301 344 420 430 516 602 645 840 860 903 1,032 1,204 1,290 1,505 1,720 1,806 2,408 2,580 3,010 3,612 4,515 5,160 6,020 7,224 9,030 12,040 18,060 and 36,120, with no remainder.

Since 36,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 36,120, it is not a prime number.


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