Q: Is 169,722 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 169,722 is not a prime number.

Why is 169,722 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 169722 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 126 189 378 449 898 1,347 2,694 3,143 4,041 6,286 8,082 9,429 12,123 18,858 24,246 28,287 56,574 84,861 and 169,722, with no remainder.

Since 169,722 cannot be divided by just 1 and 169,722, 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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