Q: Is 20,982 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 20,982 is not a prime number.

Why is 20,982 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 20982 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 269 538 807 1,614 3,497 6,994 10,491 and 20,982, with no remainder.

Since 20,982 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,982, it is not a prime number.


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