Q: Is 162,162 a Prime Number?

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

Why is 162,162 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 162162 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 13 14 18 21 22 26 27 33 39 42 54 63 66 77 78 81 91 99 117 126 143 154 162 182 189 198 231 234 273 286 297 351 378 429 462 546 567 594 693 702 819 858 891 1,001 1,053 1,134 1,287 1,386 1,638 1,782 2,002 2,079 2,106 2,457 2,574 3,003 3,861 4,158 4,914 6,006 6,237 7,371 7,722 9,009 11,583 12,474 14,742 18,018 23,166 27,027 54,054 81,081 and 162,162, with no remainder.

Since 162,162 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,162, it is not a prime number.


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