Q: Is 159,676 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 159,676 is not a prime number.

Why is 159,676 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 159676 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 19 22 38 44 76 191 209 382 418 764 836 2,101 3,629 4,202 7,258 8,404 14,516 39,919 79,838 and 159,676, with no remainder.

Since 159,676 cannot be divided by just 1 and 159,676, 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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