Q: Is 162,998 a Prime Number?
A: No, 162,998 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 162998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 31 62 239 341 478 682 2,629 5,258 7,409 14,818 81,499 and 162,998, with no remainder.
Since 162,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,998, it is not a prime number.