Q: Is 173,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 173,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 173,720 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 173720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 43 86 101 172 202 215 344 404 430 505 808 860 1,010 1,720 2,020 4,040 4,343 8,686 17,372 21,715 34,744 43,430 86,860 and 173,720, with no remainder.

Since 173,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 173,720, 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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