Q: Is 170,442 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 170,442 is not a prime number.

Why is 170,442 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 170442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 34 51 102 153 306 557 1,114 1,671 3,342 5,013 9,469 10,026 18,938 28,407 56,814 85,221 and 170,442, with no remainder.

Since 170,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 170,442, 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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