Q: Is 171,852 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 171,852 is not a prime number.

Why is 171,852 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 171852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 14,321 28,642 42,963 57,284 85,926 and 171,852, with no remainder.

Since 171,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,852, it is not a prime number.


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