Q: Is 159,948 a Prime Number?
A: No, 159,948 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 159948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 108 1,481 2,962 4,443 5,924 8,886 13,329 17,772 26,658 39,987 53,316 79,974 and 159,948, with no remainder.
Since 159,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 159,948, it is not a prime number.