Q: Is 167,496 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 167,496 is not a prime number.

Why is 167,496 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 167496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 168 997 1,994 2,991 3,988 5,982 6,979 7,976 11,964 13,958 20,937 23,928 27,916 41,874 55,832 83,748 and 167,496, with no remainder.

Since 167,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,496, 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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