Q: Is 173,440 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 173,440 is not a prime number.

Why is 173,440 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 173440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 128 160 271 320 542 640 1,084 1,355 2,168 2,710 4,336 5,420 8,672 10,840 17,344 21,680 34,688 43,360 86,720 and 173,440, with no remainder.

Since 173,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 173,440, 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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