Q: Is 158,608 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 158,608 is not a prime number.

Why is 158,608 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 158608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 23 46 92 184 368 431 862 1,724 3,448 6,896 9,913 19,826 39,652 79,304 and 158,608, with no remainder.

Since 158,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 158,608, 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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