Q: Is 163,608 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 163,608 is not a prime number.

Why is 163,608 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 163608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 17 24 34 51 68 102 136 204 401 408 802 1,203 1,604 2,406 3,208 4,812 6,817 9,624 13,634 20,451 27,268 40,902 54,536 81,804 and 163,608, with no remainder.

Since 163,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 163,608, 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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