Q: Is 171,492 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 171,492 is not a prime number.

Why is 171,492 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 171492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 31 62 93 124 186 372 461 922 1,383 1,844 2,766 5,532 14,291 28,582 42,873 57,164 85,746 and 171,492, with no remainder.

Since 171,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,492, it is not a prime number.


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