Q: Is 162,168 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 162,168 is not a prime number.

Why is 162,168 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 162168 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 29 58 87 116 174 232 233 348 466 696 699 932 1,398 1,864 2,796 5,592 6,757 13,514 20,271 27,028 40,542 54,056 81,084 and 162,168, with no remainder.

Since 162,168 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,168, 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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