Q: Is 161,253 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 161,253 is not a prime number.

Why is 161,253 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 161253 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 23 41 57 69 123 171 207 369 437 779 943 1,311 2,337 2,829 3,933 7,011 8,487 17,917 53,751 and 161,253, with no remainder.

Since 161,253 cannot be divided by just 1 and 161,253, 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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