Q: Is 206,980 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 206,980 is not a prime number.

Why is 206,980 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 206980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 79 131 158 262 316 395 524 655 790 1,310 1,580 2,620 10,349 20,698 41,396 51,745 103,490 and 206,980, with no remainder.

Since 206,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 206,980, 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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