Q: Is 170,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 170,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 170,424 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 170424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 81 108 162 216 263 324 526 648 789 1,052 1,578 2,104 2,367 3,156 4,734 6,312 7,101 9,468 14,202 18,936 21,303 28,404 42,606 56,808 85,212 and 170,424, with no remainder.

Since 170,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 170,424, it is not a prime number.


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