Q: Is 250,172 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 250,172 is not a prime number.

Why is 250,172 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 250172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 17 26 34 52 68 221 283 442 566 884 1,132 3,679 4,811 7,358 9,622 14,716 19,244 62,543 125,086 and 250,172, with no remainder.

Since 250,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 250,172, 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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