Q: Is 171,430 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 171,430 is not a prime number.

Why is 171,430 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 171430 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 31 35 62 70 79 155 158 217 310 395 434 553 790 1,085 1,106 2,170 2,449 2,765 4,898 5,530 12,245 17,143 24,490 34,286 85,715 and 171,430, with no remainder.

Since 171,430 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,430, 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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