Q: Is 171,248,740 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 171,248,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 171,248,740 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 171248740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 26 52 65 130 260 658,649 1,317,298 2,634,596 3,293,245 6,586,490 8,562,437 13,172,980 17,124,874 34,249,748 42,812,185 85,624,370 and 171,248,740, with no remainder.

Since 171,248,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,248,740, 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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