Q: Is 162,486 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 162,486 is not a prime number.

Why is 162,486 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 162486 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 27 34 51 54 59 81 102 118 153 162 177 306 354 459 531 918 1,003 1,062 1,377 1,593 2,006 2,754 3,009 3,186 4,779 6,018 9,027 9,558 18,054 27,081 54,162 81,243 and 162,486, with no remainder.

Since 162,486 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,486, 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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