Q: Is 162,948 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 162,948 is not a prime number.

Why is 162,948 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 162948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 37 74 111 148 222 367 444 734 1,101 1,468 2,202 4,404 13,579 27,158 40,737 54,316 81,474 and 162,948, with no remainder.

Since 162,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,948, it is not a prime number.


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