Q: Is 171,540,789 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 171,540,789 is not a prime number.

Why is 171,540,789 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 171540789 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 59 177 413 1,239 138,451 415,353 969,157 2,907,471 8,168,609 24,505,827 57,180,263 and 171,540,789, with no remainder.

Since 171,540,789 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,540,789, 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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