Q: Is 163,996 a Prime Number?
A: No, 163,996 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 163996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 5,857 11,714 23,428 40,999 81,998 and 163,996, with no remainder.
Since 163,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 163,996, it is not a prime number.