Q: Is 172,950 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 172,950 is not a prime number.

Why is 172,950 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 172950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 50 75 150 1,153 2,306 3,459 5,765 6,918 11,530 17,295 28,825 34,590 57,650 86,475 and 172,950, with no remainder.

Since 172,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,950, 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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