Q: Is 170,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 170,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 170,500 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 170500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 25 31 44 50 55 62 100 110 124 125 155 220 250 275 310 341 500 550 620 682 775 1,100 1,364 1,375 1,550 1,705 2,750 3,100 3,410 3,875 5,500 6,820 7,750 8,525 15,500 17,050 34,100 42,625 85,250 and 170,500, with no remainder.

Since 170,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 170,500, 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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