Q: Is 163,494 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 163,494 is not a prime number.

Why is 163,494 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 163494 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 31 62 93 186 279 293 558 586 879 1,758 2,637 5,274 9,083 18,166 27,249 54,498 81,747 and 163,494, with no remainder.

Since 163,494 cannot be divided by just 1 and 163,494, 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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