Q: Is 173,520 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 173,520 is not a prime number.

Why is 173,520 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 173520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 120 144 180 240 241 360 482 720 723 964 1,205 1,446 1,928 2,169 2,410 2,892 3,615 3,856 4,338 4,820 5,784 7,230 8,676 9,640 10,845 11,568 14,460 17,352 19,280 21,690 28,920 34,704 43,380 57,840 86,760 and 173,520, with no remainder.

Since 173,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 173,520, 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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