Q: Is 170,980 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 170,980 is not a prime number.

Why is 170,980 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 170980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 83 103 166 206 332 412 415 515 830 1,030 1,660 2,060 8,549 17,098 34,196 42,745 85,490 and 170,980, with no remainder.

Since 170,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 170,980, 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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