Q: Is 172,250 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 172,250 is not a prime number.

Why is 172,250 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 172250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 13 25 26 50 53 65 106 125 130 250 265 325 530 650 689 1,325 1,378 1,625 2,650 3,250 3,445 6,625 6,890 13,250 17,225 34,450 86,125 and 172,250, with no remainder.

Since 172,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,250, 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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