Q: Is 169,728 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 169,728 is not a prime number.

Why is 169,728 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 169728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 17 24 26 32 34 39 48 51 52 64 68 78 96 102 104 128 136 156 192 204 208 221 256 272 312 384 408 416 442 544 624 663 768 816 832 884 1,088 1,248 1,326 1,632 1,664 1,768 2,176 2,496 2,652 3,264 3,328 3,536 4,352 4,992 5,304 6,528 7,072 9,984 10,608 13,056 14,144 21,216 28,288 42,432 56,576 84,864 and 169,728, with no remainder.

Since 169,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 169,728, 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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