Q: Is 167,216 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 167,216 is not a prime number.

Why is 167,216 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 167216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 1,493 2,986 5,972 10,451 11,944 20,902 23,888 41,804 83,608 and 167,216, with no remainder.

Since 167,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,216, it is not a prime number.


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