Q: Is 159,804 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 159,804 is not a prime number.

Why is 159,804 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 159804 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 23 36 46 69 92 138 193 207 276 386 414 579 772 828 1,158 1,737 2,316 3,474 4,439 6,948 8,878 13,317 17,756 26,634 39,951 53,268 79,902 and 159,804, with no remainder.

Since 159,804 cannot be divided by just 1 and 159,804, 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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