Q: Is 17,940 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,940 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,940 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 17940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 23 26 30 39 46 52 60 65 69 78 92 115 130 138 156 195 230 260 276 299 345 390 460 598 690 780 897 1,196 1,380 1,495 1,794 2,990 3,588 4,485 5,980 8,970 and 17,940, with no remainder.

Since 17,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,940, it is not a prime number.


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