Q: Is 7,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 7,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 7,240 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 7240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 181 362 724 905 1,448 1,810 3,620 and 7,240, with no remainder.

Since 7,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,240, it is not a prime number.


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