Q: Is 159,960 a Prime Number?
A: No, 159,960 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 159960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 31 40 43 60 62 86 93 120 124 129 155 172 186 215 248 258 310 344 372 430 465 516 620 645 744 860 930 1,032 1,240 1,290 1,333 1,720 1,860 2,580 2,666 3,720 3,999 5,160 5,332 6,665 7,998 10,664 13,330 15,996 19,995 26,660 31,992 39,990 53,320 79,980 and 159,960, with no remainder.
Since 159,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 159,960, it is not a prime number.