Q: Is 59,440 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 59,440 is not a prime number.

Why is 59,440 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 59440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 743 1,486 2,972 3,715 5,944 7,430 11,888 14,860 29,720 and 59,440, with no remainder.

Since 59,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,440, it is not a prime number.


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