Q: Is 159,558 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 159,558 is not a prime number.

Why is 159,558 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 159558 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 29 42 58 87 131 174 203 262 393 406 609 786 917 1,218 1,834 2,751 3,799 5,502 7,598 11,397 22,794 26,593 53,186 79,779 and 159,558, with no remainder.

Since 159,558 cannot be divided by just 1 and 159,558, 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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