Q: Is 1,172,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,172,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,172,000 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 1172000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 100 125 160 200 250 293 400 500 586 800 1,000 1,172 1,465 2,000 2,344 2,930 4,000 4,688 5,860 7,325 9,376 11,720 14,650 23,440 29,300 36,625 46,880 58,600 73,250 117,200 146,500 234,400 293,000 586,000 and 1,172,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,172,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,172,000, it is not a prime number.


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