Q: Is 20,980 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 20,980 is not a prime number.

Why is 20,980 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 20980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 1,049 2,098 4,196 5,245 10,490 and 20,980, with no remainder.

Since 20,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,980, it is not a prime number.


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