Q: Is 177,820 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 177,820 is not a prime number.

Why is 177,820 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 177820 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 34 68 85 170 340 523 1,046 2,092 2,615 5,230 8,891 10,460 17,782 35,564 44,455 88,910 and 177,820, with no remainder.

Since 177,820 cannot be divided by just 1 and 177,820, 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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