Q: Is 37,140 a Prime Number?

A: No, 37,140 is not a prime number.

Why is 37,140 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 37140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 619 1,238 1,857 2,476 3,095 3,714 6,190 7,428 9,285 12,380 18,570 and 37,140, with no remainder.

Since 37,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 37,140, it is not a prime number.

Number	37,138	37,139	37,141	37,142
Prime?	no	yes	no	no

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

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