Q: Is 165,216 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 165,216 is not a prime number.

Why is 165,216 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 165216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 1,721 3,442 5,163 6,884 10,326 13,768 20,652 27,536 41,304 55,072 82,608 and 165,216, with no remainder.

Since 165,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 165,216, it is not a prime number.


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