Q: Is 178,380 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 178,380 is not a prime number.

Why is 178,380 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 178380 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 180 991 1,982 2,973 3,964 4,955 5,946 8,919 9,910 11,892 14,865 17,838 19,820 29,730 35,676 44,595 59,460 89,190 and 178,380, with no remainder.

Since 178,380 cannot be divided by just 1 and 178,380, 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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