Q: Is 161,442 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 161,442 is not a prime number.

Why is 161,442 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 161442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 8,969 17,938 26,907 53,814 80,721 and 161,442, with no remainder.

Since 161,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 161,442, it is not a prime number.


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Number 161,440161,441161,443161,444
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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