Q: Is 172,670 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 172,670 is not a prime number.

Why is 172,670 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 172670 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 31 62 155 310 557 1,114 2,785 5,570 17,267 34,534 86,335 and 172,670, with no remainder.

Since 172,670 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,670, 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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