Q: Is 177,980 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 177,980 is not a prime number.

Why is 177,980 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 177980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 44 55 110 220 809 1,618 3,236 4,045 8,090 8,899 16,180 17,798 35,596 44,495 88,990 and 177,980, with no remainder.

Since 177,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 177,980, 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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