Q: Is 172,701 a Prime Number?

A: No, 172,701 is not a prime number.

Why is 172,701 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 172701 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 31 93 279 619 1,857 5,571 19,189 57,567 and 172,701, with no remainder.

Since 172,701 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,701, it is not a prime number.

Number	172,699	172,700	172,702	172,703
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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