Q: Is 173,120 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 173,120 is not a prime number.

Why is 173,120 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 173120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 160 320 541 1,082 2,164 2,705 4,328 5,410 8,656 10,820 17,312 21,640 34,624 43,280 86,560 and 173,120, with no remainder.

Since 173,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 173,120, 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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