Q: Is 159,624 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 159,624 is not a prime number.

Why is 159,624 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 159624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 108 216 739 1,478 2,217 2,956 4,434 5,912 6,651 8,868 13,302 17,736 19,953 26,604 39,906 53,208 79,812 and 159,624, with no remainder.

Since 159,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 159,624, 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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