Q: Is 275,172 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 275,172 is not a prime number.

Why is 275,172 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 275172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 23 46 69 92 138 276 997 1,994 2,991 3,988 5,982 11,964 22,931 45,862 68,793 91,724 137,586 and 275,172, with no remainder.

Since 275,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 275,172, 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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