Q: Is 170,499 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 170,499 is not a prime number.

Why is 170,499 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 170499 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 23 69 161 353 483 1,059 2,471 7,413 8,119 24,357 56,833 and 170,499, with no remainder.

Since 170,499 cannot be divided by just 1 and 170,499, 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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