Q: Is 16,980 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,980 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,980 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 16980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 283 566 849 1,132 1,415 1,698 2,830 3,396 4,245 5,660 8,490 and 16,980, with no remainder.

Since 16,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,980, it is not a prime number.


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