Q: Is 162,408 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 162,408 is not a prime number.

Why is 162,408 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 162408 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 67 101 134 201 202 268 303 402 404 536 606 804 808 1,212 1,608 2,424 6,767 13,534 20,301 27,068 40,602 54,136 81,204 and 162,408, with no remainder.

Since 162,408 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,408, 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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