Q: Is 20,688 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 20,688 is not a prime number.

Why is 20,688 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 20688 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 431 862 1,293 1,724 2,586 3,448 5,172 6,896 10,344 and 20,688, with no remainder.

Since 20,688 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,688, it is not a prime number.


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