Q: Is 161,208 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 161,208 is not a prime number.

Why is 161,208 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 161208 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 2,239 4,478 6,717 8,956 13,434 17,912 20,151 26,868 40,302 53,736 80,604 and 161,208, with no remainder.

Since 161,208 cannot be divided by just 1 and 161,208, it is not a prime number.


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

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