Q: Is 177,800 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 177,800 is not a prime number.

Why is 177,800 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 177800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 100 127 140 175 200 254 280 350 508 635 700 889 1,016 1,270 1,400 1,778 2,540 3,175 3,556 4,445 5,080 6,350 7,112 8,890 12,700 17,780 22,225 25,400 35,560 44,450 88,900 and 177,800, with no remainder.

Since 177,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 177,800, 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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