Q: Is 172,979 a Prime Number?

A: No, 172,979 is not a prime number.

Why is 172,979 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 172979 can be evenly divided by 1 41 4,219 and 172,979, with no remainder.

Since 172,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,979, it is not a prime number.

Number	172,977	172,978	172,980	172,981
Prime?	no	no	no	yes

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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