Q: Is 171,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 171,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 171,012 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 171012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 14,251 28,502 42,753 57,004 85,506 and 171,012, with no remainder.

Since 171,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,012, it is not a prime number.


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Number 171,010171,011171,013171,014
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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