Q: Is 173,528 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 173,528 is not a prime number.

Why is 173,528 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 173528 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 109 199 218 398 436 796 872 1,592 21,691 43,382 86,764 and 173,528, with no remainder.

Since 173,528 cannot be divided by just 1 and 173,528, 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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