Q: Is 172,965 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 172,965 is not a prime number.

Why is 172,965 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 172965 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 13 15 39 65 195 887 2,661 4,435 11,531 13,305 34,593 57,655 and 172,965, with no remainder.

Since 172,965 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,965, 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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