Q: Is 162,140 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 162,140 is not a prime number.

Why is 162,140 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 162140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 44 55 67 110 121 134 220 242 268 335 484 605 670 737 1,210 1,340 1,474 2,420 2,948 3,685 7,370 8,107 14,740 16,214 32,428 40,535 81,070 and 162,140, with no remainder.

Since 162,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,140, 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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