Q: Is 172,352 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 172,352 is not a prime number.

Why is 172,352 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 172352 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 2,693 5,386 10,772 21,544 43,088 86,176 and 172,352, with no remainder.

Since 172,352 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,352, 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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