Q: Is 167,140 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 167,140 is not a prime number.

Why is 167,140 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 167140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 61 122 137 244 274 305 548 610 685 1,220 1,370 2,740 8,357 16,714 33,428 41,785 83,570 and 167,140, with no remainder.

Since 167,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,140, 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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