Q: Is 168,948 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 168,948 is not a prime number.

Why is 168,948 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 168948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 19 26 36 38 39 52 57 76 78 114 117 156 171 228 234 247 342 361 468 494 684 722 741 988 1,083 1,444 1,482 2,166 2,223 2,964 3,249 4,332 4,446 4,693 6,498 8,892 9,386 12,996 14,079 18,772 28,158 42,237 56,316 84,474 and 168,948, with no remainder.

Since 168,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 168,948, 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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