Q: Is 743,172 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 743,172 is not a prime number.

Why is 743,172 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 743172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 34 51 68 102 204 3,643 7,286 10,929 14,572 21,858 43,716 61,931 123,862 185,793 247,724 371,586 and 743,172, with no remainder.

Since 743,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 743,172, it is not a prime number.


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