Q: Is 172,340 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 172,340 is not a prime number.

Why is 172,340 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 172340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 140 1,231 2,462 4,924 6,155 8,617 12,310 17,234 24,620 34,468 43,085 86,170 and 172,340, with no remainder.

Since 172,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,340, 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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