Q: Is 172,422 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 172,422 is not a prime number.

Why is 172,422 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 172422 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 31 54 62 93 103 186 206 279 309 558 618 837 927 1,674 1,854 2,781 3,193 5,562 6,386 9,579 19,158 28,737 57,474 86,211 and 172,422, with no remainder.

Since 172,422 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,422, it is not a prime number.


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