Q: Is 164,540 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 164,540 is not a prime number.

Why is 164,540 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 164540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 19 20 38 76 95 190 380 433 866 1,732 2,165 4,330 8,227 8,660 16,454 32,908 41,135 82,270 and 164,540, with no remainder.

Since 164,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 164,540, 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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