Q: Is 172,448 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 172,448 is not a prime number.

Why is 172,448 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 172448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 32 34 68 136 272 317 544 634 1,268 2,536 5,072 5,389 10,144 10,778 21,556 43,112 86,224 and 172,448, with no remainder.

Since 172,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,448, 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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