Q: Is 172,027 a Prime Number?

A: Yes, 172,027 is a prime number.

Why is 172,027 a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 172027 can be evenly divided by 1 and 172,027, with no remainder.

Since 172,027 can be divided by just 1 and 172,027, it is a prime number.

Number	172,025	172,026	172,028	172,029
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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