Q: Is 159,048 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 159,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 159,048 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 159048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 47 72 94 141 188 282 376 423 564 846 1,128 1,692 2,209 3,384 4,418 6,627 8,836 13,254 17,672 19,881 26,508 39,762 53,016 79,524 and 159,048, with no remainder.

Since 159,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 159,048, 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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