Q: Is 5,040 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 5,040 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,040 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 5040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 48 56 60 63 70 72 80 84 90 105 112 120 126 140 144 168 180 210 240 252 280 315 336 360 420 504 560 630 720 840 1,008 1,260 1,680 2,520 and 5,040, with no remainder.

Since 5,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,040, it is not a prime number.


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