Q: Is 162,648 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 162,648 is not a prime number.

Why is 162,648 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 162648 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 81 108 162 216 251 324 502 648 753 1,004 1,506 2,008 2,259 3,012 4,518 6,024 6,777 9,036 13,554 18,072 20,331 27,108 40,662 54,216 81,324 and 162,648, with no remainder.

Since 162,648 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,648, 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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