Q: Is 175,540 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 175,540 is not a prime number.

Why is 175,540 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 175540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 67 131 134 262 268 335 524 655 670 1,310 1,340 2,620 8,777 17,554 35,108 43,885 87,770 and 175,540, with no remainder.

Since 175,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 175,540, 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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