Q: Is 162,378 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 162,378 is not a prime number.

Why is 162,378 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 162378 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 31 54 62 93 97 186 194 279 291 558 582 837 873 1,674 1,746 2,619 3,007 5,238 6,014 9,021 18,042 27,063 54,126 81,189 and 162,378, with no remainder.

Since 162,378 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,378, 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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