Q: Is 171,424,823 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 171,424,823 is not a prime number.

Why is 171,424,823 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 171424823 can be evenly divided by 1 31 61 269 337 1,891 8,339 10,447 16,409 20,557 90,653 508,679 637,267 2,810,243 5,529,833 and 171,424,823, with no remainder.

Since 171,424,823 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,424,823, 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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