Q: Is 165,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 165,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 165,642 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 165642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 38 57 114 1,453 2,906 4,359 8,718 27,607 55,214 82,821 and 165,642, with no remainder.

Since 165,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 165,642, it is not a prime number.


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Number 165,640165,641165,643165,644
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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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