Q: Is 6,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 6,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 6,240 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 6240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 32 39 40 48 52 60 65 78 80 96 104 120 130 156 160 195 208 240 260 312 390 416 480 520 624 780 1,040 1,248 1,560 2,080 3,120 and 6,240, with no remainder.

Since 6,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,240, it is not a prime number.


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