Q: Is 159,964 a Prime Number?
A: No, 159,964 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 159964 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 29 58 116 197 203 394 406 788 812 1,379 2,758 5,516 5,713 11,426 22,852 39,991 79,982 and 159,964, with no remainder.
Since 159,964 cannot be divided by just 1 and 159,964, it is not a prime number.