Q: Is 159,426 a Prime Number?
A: No, 159,426 is 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 159426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 34 51 102 153 306 521 1,042 1,563 3,126 4,689 8,857 9,378 17,714 26,571 53,142 79,713 and 159,426, with no remainder.
Since 159,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 159,426, it is not a prime number.