Q: Is 45,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 45,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 45,240 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 45240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 26 29 30 39 40 52 58 60 65 78 87 104 116 120 130 145 156 174 195 232 260 290 312 348 377 390 435 520 580 696 754 780 870 1,131 1,160 1,508 1,560 1,740 1,885 2,262 3,016 3,480 3,770 4,524 5,655 7,540 9,048 11,310 15,080 22,620 and 45,240, with no remainder.

Since 45,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 45,240, it is not a prime number.


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