Q: Is 160,003 a Prime Number?

A: No, 160,003 is not a prime number.

Why is 160,003 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 160003 can be evenly divided by 1 43 61 2,623 3,721 and 160,003, with no remainder.

Since 160,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 160,003, it is not a prime number.

Number	160,001	160,002	160,004	160,005
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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