Q: Is 173,048 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 173,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 173,048 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 173048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 97 194 223 388 446 776 892 1,784 21,631 43,262 86,524 and 173,048, with no remainder.

Since 173,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 173,048, 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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