Q: Is 173,200 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 173,200 is not a prime number.

Why is 173,200 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 173200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 200 400 433 866 1,732 2,165 3,464 4,330 6,928 8,660 10,825 17,320 21,650 34,640 43,300 86,600 and 173,200, with no remainder.

Since 173,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 173,200, 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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