Q: Is 172,995 a Prime Number?

A: No, 172,995 is not a prime number.

Why is 172,995 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 172995 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 19 57 95 285 607 1,821 3,035 9,105 11,533 34,599 57,665 and 172,995, with no remainder.

Since 172,995 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,995, it is not a prime number.

Number	172,993	172,994	172,996	172,997
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

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

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