Q: Is 162,536 a Prime Number?
A: No, 162,536 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 162536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 44 88 1,847 3,694 7,388 14,776 20,317 40,634 81,268 and 162,536, with no remainder.
Since 162,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,536, it is not a prime number.