Q: Is 159,940 a Prime Number?
A: No, 159,940 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 159940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 44 55 110 220 727 1,454 2,908 3,635 7,270 7,997 14,540 15,994 31,988 39,985 79,970 and 159,940, with no remainder.
Since 159,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 159,940, it is not a prime number.