Q: Is 60,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,240 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 60240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 240 251 502 753 1,004 1,255 1,506 2,008 2,510 3,012 3,765 4,016 5,020 6,024 7,530 10,040 12,048 15,060 20,080 30,120 and 60,240, with no remainder.

Since 60,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,240, it is not a prime number.


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