Q: Is 172,695 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 172,695 is not a prime number.

Why is 172,695 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 172695 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 29 87 145 397 435 1,191 1,985 5,955 11,513 34,539 57,565 and 172,695, with no remainder.

Since 172,695 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,695, 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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