Q: Is 173,950 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 173,950 is not a prime number.

Why is 173,950 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 173950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 25 35 49 50 70 71 98 142 175 245 350 355 490 497 710 994 1,225 1,775 2,450 2,485 3,479 3,550 4,970 6,958 12,425 17,395 24,850 34,790 86,975 and 173,950, with no remainder.

Since 173,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 173,950, 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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