Q: Is 17,660 a Prime Number?

A: No, 17,660 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,660 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 17660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 883 1,766 3,532 4,415 8,830 and 17,660, with no remainder.

Since 17,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,660, it is not a prime number.

Number	17,658	17,659	17,661	17,662
Prime?	no	yes	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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