Q: Is 19,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 19,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 19,720 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 19720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 29 34 40 58 68 85 116 136 145 170 232 290 340 493 580 680 986 1,160 1,972 2,465 3,944 4,930 9,860 and 19,720, with no remainder.

Since 19,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 19,720, 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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