Q: Is 170,048 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 170,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 170,048 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 170048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 2,657 5,314 10,628 21,256 42,512 85,024 and 170,048, with no remainder.

Since 170,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 170,048, it is not a prime number.


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