Q: Is 172,122 a Prime Number?

A: No, 172,122 is not a prime number.

Why is 172,122 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 172122 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 28,687 57,374 86,061 and 172,122, with no remainder.

Since 172,122 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,122, it is not a prime number.

Number	172,120	172,121	172,123	172,124
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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