Q: Is 162,498 a Prime Number?
A: No, 162,498 is 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 162498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 53 73 106 146 159 219 318 371 438 511 742 1,022 1,113 1,533 2,226 3,066 3,869 7,738 11,607 23,214 27,083 54,166 81,249 and 162,498, with no remainder.
Since 162,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,498, it is not a prime number.