Q: Is 170,877,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 170,877,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 170,877,004 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 170877004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 191 382 764 1,171 2,342 4,684 36,481 72,962 145,924 223,661 447,322 894,644 42,719,251 85,438,502 and 170,877,004, with no remainder.

Since 170,877,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 170,877,004, 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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