Q: Is 165,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 165,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 165,960 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 165960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 60 72 90 120 180 360 461 922 1,383 1,844 2,305 2,766 3,688 4,149 4,610 5,532 6,915 8,298 9,220 11,064 13,830 16,596 18,440 20,745 27,660 33,192 41,490 55,320 82,980 and 165,960, with no remainder.

Since 165,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 165,960, it is not a prime number.


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