Q: Is 159,984 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 159,984 is not a prime number.

Why is 159,984 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 159984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 33 36 44 48 66 72 88 99 101 132 144 176 198 202 264 303 396 404 528 606 792 808 909 1,111 1,212 1,584 1,616 1,818 2,222 2,424 3,333 3,636 4,444 4,848 6,666 7,272 8,888 9,999 13,332 14,544 17,776 19,998 26,664 39,996 53,328 79,992 and 159,984, with no remainder.

Since 159,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 159,984, it is not a prime number.


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