Q: Is 20,436 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 20,436 is not a prime number.

Why is 20,436 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 20436 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 78 131 156 262 393 524 786 1,572 1,703 3,406 5,109 6,812 10,218 and 20,436, with no remainder.

Since 20,436 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,436, 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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