Q: Is 17,780 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,780 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,780 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 17780 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 127 140 254 508 635 889 1,270 1,778 2,540 3,556 4,445 8,890 and 17,780, with no remainder.

Since 17,780 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,780, 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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