Q: Is 169,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 169,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 169,720 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 169720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 4,243 8,486 16,972 21,215 33,944 42,430 84,860 and 169,720, with no remainder.

Since 169,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 169,720, 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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