Q: Is 162,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 162,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 162,240 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 162240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 32 39 40 48 52 60 64 65 78 80 96 104 120 130 156 160 169 192 195 208 240 260 312 320 338 390 416 480 507 520 624 676 780 832 845 960 1,014 1,040 1,248 1,352 1,560 1,690 2,028 2,080 2,496 2,535 2,704 3,120 3,380 4,056 4,160 5,070 5,408 6,240 6,760 8,112 10,140 10,816 12,480 13,520 16,224 20,280 27,040 32,448 40,560 54,080 81,120 and 162,240, with no remainder.

Since 162,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,240, it is not a prime number.


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