Q: Is 17,880 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,880 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,880 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 17880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 149 298 447 596 745 894 1,192 1,490 1,788 2,235 2,980 3,576 4,470 5,960 8,940 and 17,880, with no remainder.

Since 17,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,880, it is not a prime number.


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