Q: Is 165,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 165,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 165,242 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 165242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 14 22 29 37 58 74 77 154 203 259 319 406 407 518 638 814 1,073 2,146 2,233 2,849 4,466 5,698 7,511 11,803 15,022 23,606 82,621 and 165,242, with no remainder.

Since 165,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 165,242, it is not a prime number.


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