Q: Is 161,552 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 161,552 is not a prime number.

Why is 161,552 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 161552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 23 46 92 184 368 439 878 1,756 3,512 7,024 10,097 20,194 40,388 80,776 and 161,552, with no remainder.

Since 161,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 161,552, 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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