Q: Is 166,743 a Prime Number?

A: No, 166,743 is not a prime number.

Why is 166,743 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 166743 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 97 191 291 573 873 1,719 18,527 55,581 and 166,743, with no remainder.

Since 166,743 cannot be divided by just 1 and 166,743, it is not a prime number.

Number	166,741	166,742	166,744	166,745
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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