Q: Is 6,990 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 6,990 is not a prime number.

Why is 6,990 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 6990 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 233 466 699 1,165 1,398 2,330 3,495 and 6,990, with no remainder.

Since 6,990 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,990, 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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