Q: Is 177,143,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 177,143,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 177,143,502 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 177143502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 1,736,701 3,473,402 5,210,103 10,420,206 29,523,917 59,047,834 88,571,751 and 177,143,502, with no remainder.

Since 177,143,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 177,143,502, 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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