Q: Is 88,172 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 88,172 is not a prime number.

Why is 88,172 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 88172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 47 67 94 134 188 268 329 469 658 938 1,316 1,876 3,149 6,298 12,596 22,043 44,086 and 88,172, with no remainder.

Since 88,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 88,172, 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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