Q: Is 165,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 165,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 165,872 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 165872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 1,481 2,962 5,924 10,367 11,848 20,734 23,696 41,468 82,936 and 165,872, with no remainder.

Since 165,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 165,872, it is not a prime number.


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