Q: Is 172,060 a Prime Number?

A: No, 172,060 is not a prime number.

Why is 172,060 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 172060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 140 1,229 2,458 4,916 6,145 8,603 12,290 17,206 24,580 34,412 43,015 86,030 and 172,060, with no remainder.

Since 172,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,060, it is not a prime number.

Number	172,058	172,059	172,061	172,062
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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