Q: Is 164,096 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 164,096 is not a prime number.

Why is 164,096 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 164096 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 641 1,282 2,564 5,128 10,256 20,512 41,024 82,048 and 164,096, with no remainder.

Since 164,096 cannot be divided by just 1 and 164,096, 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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