Q: Is 172,120,169 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 172,120,169 is not a prime number.

Why is 172,120,169 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 172120169 can be evenly divided by 1 13 59 349 643 767 4,537 8,359 20,591 37,937 224,407 267,683 493,181 2,917,291 13,240,013 and 172,120,169, with no remainder.

Since 172,120,169 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,120,169, 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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