Q: Is 172,290,789 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 172,290,789 is not a prime number.

Why is 172,290,789 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 172290789 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 99 137 411 1,233 1,507 4,521 12,703 13,563 38,109 114,327 139,733 419,199 1,257,597 1,740,311 5,220,933 15,662,799 19,143,421 57,430,263 and 172,290,789, with no remainder.

Since 172,290,789 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,290,789, 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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