Q: Is 172,426,009 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 172,426,009 is not a prime number.

Why is 172,426,009 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 172426009 can be evenly divided by 1 7 23 161 1,019 1,051 7,133 7,357 23,437 24,173 164,059 169,211 1,070,969 7,496,783 24,632,287 and 172,426,009, with no remainder.

Since 172,426,009 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,426,009, 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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