Q: Is 165,980 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 165,980 is not a prime number.

Why is 165,980 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 165980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 43 86 172 193 215 386 430 772 860 965 1,930 3,860 8,299 16,598 33,196 41,495 82,990 and 165,980, with no remainder.

Since 165,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 165,980, it is not a prime number.


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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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