Q: Is 173,920 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 173,920 is not a prime number.

Why is 173,920 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 173920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 80 160 1,087 2,174 4,348 5,435 8,696 10,870 17,392 21,740 34,784 43,480 86,960 and 173,920, with no remainder.

Since 173,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 173,920, it is not a prime number.


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