Q: Is 172,627 a Prime Number?

A: No, 172,627 is not a prime number.

Why is 172,627 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 172627 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 49 91 271 637 1,897 3,523 13,279 24,661 and 172,627, with no remainder.

Since 172,627 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,627, it is not a prime number.

Number	172,625	172,626	172,628	172,629
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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