Q: Is 168,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 168,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 168,462 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 168462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 49 63 98 126 147 191 294 382 441 573 882 1,146 1,337 1,719 2,674 3,438 4,011 8,022 9,359 12,033 18,718 24,066 28,077 56,154 84,231 and 168,462, with no remainder.

Since 168,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 168,462, 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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