Q: Is 161,976 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 161,976 is not a prime number.

Why is 161,976 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 161976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 17 24 34 51 68 102 136 204 397 408 794 1,191 1,588 2,382 3,176 4,764 6,749 9,528 13,498 20,247 26,996 40,494 53,992 80,988 and 161,976, with no remainder.

Since 161,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 161,976, 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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