Q: Is 168,792 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 168,792 is not a prime number.

Why is 168,792 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 168792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 39 52 78 104 156 312 541 1,082 1,623 2,164 3,246 4,328 6,492 7,033 12,984 14,066 21,099 28,132 42,198 56,264 84,396 and 168,792, with no remainder.

Since 168,792 cannot be divided by just 1 and 168,792, 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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