Q: Is 159,848 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 159,848 is not a prime number.

Why is 159,848 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 159848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 29 52 53 58 104 106 116 212 232 377 424 689 754 1,378 1,508 1,537 2,756 3,016 3,074 5,512 6,148 12,296 19,981 39,962 79,924 and 159,848, with no remainder.

Since 159,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 159,848, 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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