Q: Is 171,678 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 171,678 is not a prime number.

Why is 171,678 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 171678 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 31 39 62 71 78 93 142 186 213 403 426 806 923 1,209 1,846 2,201 2,418 2,769 4,402 5,538 6,603 13,206 28,613 57,226 85,839 and 171,678, with no remainder.

Since 171,678 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,678, 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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