Q: Is 17,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,720 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 17720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 443 886 1,772 2,215 3,544 4,430 8,860 and 17,720, with no remainder.

Since 17,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,720, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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