Q: Is 162,976 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 162,976 is not a prime number.

Why is 162,976 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 162976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 32 44 88 176 352 463 926 1,852 3,704 5,093 7,408 10,186 14,816 20,372 40,744 81,488 and 162,976, with no remainder.

Since 162,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,976, 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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