Q: Is 168,848 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 168,848 is not a prime number.

Why is 168,848 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 168848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 61 122 173 244 346 488 692 976 1,384 2,768 10,553 21,106 42,212 84,424 and 168,848, with no remainder.

Since 168,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 168,848, 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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