Q: Is 21,980 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,980 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,980 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 21980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 140 157 314 628 785 1,099 1,570 2,198 3,140 4,396 5,495 10,990 and 21,980, with no remainder.

Since 21,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,980, 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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