Q: Is 166,940 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 166,940 is not a prime number.

Why is 166,940 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 166940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 34 68 85 170 340 491 982 1,964 2,455 4,910 8,347 9,820 16,694 33,388 41,735 83,470 and 166,940, with no remainder.

Since 166,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 166,940, 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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