Q: Is 174,400 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 174,400 is not a prime number.

Why is 174,400 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 174400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 109 160 200 218 320 400 436 545 800 872 1,090 1,600 1,744 2,180 2,725 3,488 4,360 5,450 6,976 8,720 10,900 17,440 21,800 34,880 43,600 87,200 and 174,400, with no remainder.

Since 174,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 174,400, 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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