Q: Is 66,940 a Prime Number?

A: No, 66,940 is not a prime number.

Why is 66,940 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 66940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 3,347 6,694 13,388 16,735 33,470 and 66,940, with no remainder.

Since 66,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 66,940, it is not a prime number.

Number	66,938	66,939	66,941	66,942
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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