Q: Is 167,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 167,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 167,000 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 167000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 125 167 200 250 334 500 668 835 1,000 1,336 1,670 3,340 4,175 6,680 8,350 16,700 20,875 33,400 41,750 83,500 and 167,000, with no remainder.

Since 167,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,000, it is not a prime number.


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