Q: Is 172,845 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 172,845 is not a prime number.

Why is 172,845 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 172845 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 23 45 69 115 167 207 345 501 835 1,035 1,503 2,505 3,841 7,515 11,523 19,205 34,569 57,615 and 172,845, with no remainder.

Since 172,845 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,845, 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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