Q: Is 170,500,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 170,500,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 170,500,004 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 170500004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 97 194 388 1,649 3,298 6,596 25,849 51,698 103,396 439,433 878,866 1,757,732 2,507,353 5,014,706 10,029,412 42,625,001 85,250,002 and 170,500,004, with no remainder.

Since 170,500,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 170,500,004, 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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