Q: Is 161,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 161,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 161,872 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 161872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 67 134 151 268 302 536 604 1,072 1,208 2,416 10,117 20,234 40,468 80,936 and 161,872, with no remainder.

Since 161,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 161,872, it is not a prime number.


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