Q: Is 159,104 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 159,104 is not a prime number.

Why is 159,104 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 159104 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 32 44 64 88 113 128 176 226 352 452 704 904 1,243 1,408 1,808 2,486 3,616 4,972 7,232 9,944 14,464 19,888 39,776 79,552 and 159,104, with no remainder.

Since 159,104 cannot be divided by just 1 and 159,104, it is not a prime number.


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