Q: Is 170,970 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 170,970 is not a prime number.

Why is 170,970 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 170970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 41 82 123 139 205 246 278 410 417 615 695 834 1,230 1,390 2,085 4,170 5,699 11,398 17,097 28,495 34,194 56,990 85,485 and 170,970, with no remainder.

Since 170,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 170,970, it is not a prime number.


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