Q: Is 96,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 96,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 96,240 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 96240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 240 401 802 1,203 1,604 2,005 2,406 3,208 4,010 4,812 6,015 6,416 8,020 9,624 12,030 16,040 19,248 24,060 32,080 48,120 and 96,240, with no remainder.

Since 96,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 96,240, it is not a prime number.


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