Q: Is 20,817 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 20,817 is not a prime number.

Why is 20,817 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 20817 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 257 771 2,313 6,939 and 20,817, with no remainder.

Since 20,817 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,817, it is not a prime number.


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