Q: Is 159,740 a Prime Number?
A: No, 159,740 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 159740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 49 70 98 140 163 196 245 326 490 652 815 980 1,141 1,630 2,282 3,260 4,564 5,705 7,987 11,410 15,974 22,820 31,948 39,935 79,870 and 159,740, with no remainder.
Since 159,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 159,740, it is not a prime number.