Q: Is 174,948 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 174,948 is not a prime number.

Why is 174,948 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 174948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 61 122 183 239 244 366 478 717 732 956 1,434 2,868 14,579 29,158 43,737 58,316 87,474 and 174,948, with no remainder.

Since 174,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 174,948, 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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