Q: Is 168,966 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 168,966 is not a prime number.

Why is 168,966 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 168966 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 81 126 149 162 189 298 378 447 567 894 1,043 1,134 1,341 2,086 2,682 3,129 4,023 6,258 8,046 9,387 12,069 18,774 24,138 28,161 56,322 84,483 and 168,966, with no remainder.

Since 168,966 cannot be divided by just 1 and 168,966, 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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