Q: Is 172,376 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 172,376 is not a prime number.

Why is 172,376 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 172376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 29 58 116 232 743 1,486 2,972 5,944 21,547 43,094 86,188 and 172,376, with no remainder.

Since 172,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,376, 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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