Q: Is 159,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 159,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 159,012 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 159012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 252 631 1,262 1,893 2,524 3,786 4,417 5,679 7,572 8,834 11,358 13,251 17,668 22,716 26,502 39,753 53,004 79,506 and 159,012, with no remainder.

Since 159,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 159,012, it is not a prime number.


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