Q: Is 162,036 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 162,036 is not a prime number.

Why is 162,036 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 162036 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 252 643 1,286 1,929 2,572 3,858 4,501 5,787 7,716 9,002 11,574 13,503 18,004 23,148 27,006 40,509 54,012 81,018 and 162,036, with no remainder.

Since 162,036 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,036, 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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