Q: Is 179,200 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 179,200 is not a prime number.

Why is 179,200 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 179200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 50 56 64 70 80 100 112 128 140 160 175 200 224 256 280 320 350 400 448 512 560 640 700 800 896 1,024 1,120 1,280 1,400 1,600 1,792 2,240 2,560 2,800 3,200 3,584 4,480 5,120 5,600 6,400 7,168 8,960 11,200 12,800 17,920 22,400 25,600 35,840 44,800 89,600 and 179,200, with no remainder.

Since 179,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 179,200, it is not a prime number.


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