Q: Is 172,730 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 172,730 is not a prime number.

Why is 172,730 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 172730 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 23 46 115 230 751 1,502 3,755 7,510 17,273 34,546 86,365 and 172,730, with no remainder.

Since 172,730 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,730, 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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