Q: Is 171,504 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 171,504 is not a prime number.

Why is 171,504 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 171504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 48 54 72 108 144 216 397 432 794 1,191 1,588 2,382 3,176 3,573 4,764 6,352 7,146 9,528 10,719 14,292 19,056 21,438 28,584 42,876 57,168 85,752 and 171,504, with no remainder.

Since 171,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,504, 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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