Q: Is 173,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 173,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 173,012 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 173012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 37 74 148 167 259 334 518 668 1,036 1,169 2,338 4,676 6,179 12,358 24,716 43,253 86,506 and 173,012, with no remainder.

Since 173,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 173,012, 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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