Q: Is 162,426 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 162,426 is not a prime number.

Why is 162,426 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 162426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 23 33 46 66 69 107 138 214 253 321 506 642 759 1,177 1,518 2,354 2,461 3,531 4,922 7,062 7,383 14,766 27,071 54,142 81,213 and 162,426, with no remainder.

Since 162,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,426, 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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