Q: Is 168,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 168,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 168,000 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 168000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 25 28 30 32 35 40 42 48 50 56 60 64 70 75 80 84 96 100 105 112 120 125 140 150 160 168 175 192 200 210 224 240 250 280 300 320 336 350 375 400 420 448 480 500 525 560 600 672 700 750 800 840 875 960 1,000 1,050 1,120 1,200 1,344 1,400 1,500 1,600 1,680 1,750 2,000 2,100 2,240 2,400 2,625 2,800 3,000 3,360 3,500 4,000 4,200 4,800 5,250 5,600 6,000 6,720 7,000 8,000 8,400 10,500 11,200 12,000 14,000 16,800 21,000 24,000 28,000 33,600 42,000 56,000 84,000 and 168,000, with no remainder.

Since 168,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 168,000, it is not a prime number.


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