Q: Is 171,241 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 171,241 is not a prime number.

Why is 171,241 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 171241 can be evenly divided by 1 7 17 119 1,439 10,073 24,463 and 171,241, with no remainder.

Since 171,241 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,241, it is not a prime number.


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Number 171,239171,240171,242171,243
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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