Q: Is 16,820 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,820 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,820 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 16820 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 29 58 116 145 290 580 841 1,682 3,364 4,205 8,410 and 16,820, with no remainder.

Since 16,820 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,820, it is not a prime number.


More Examples

Number 16,81816,81916,82116,822
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 16,820:


Ask a Question