Q: Is 20,720,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 20,720,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 20,720,720 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 20720720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 259,009 518,018 1,036,036 1,295,045 2,072,072 2,590,090 4,144,144 5,180,180 10,360,360 and 20,720,720, with no remainder.

Since 20,720,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,720,720, 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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