Q: Is 169,900 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 169,900 is not a prime number.

Why is 169,900 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 169900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 1,699 3,398 6,796 8,495 16,990 33,980 42,475 84,950 and 169,900, with no remainder.

Since 169,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 169,900, 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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