Q: Is 169,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 169,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 169,960 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 169960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 607 1,214 2,428 3,035 4,249 4,856 6,070 8,498 12,140 16,996 21,245 24,280 33,992 42,490 84,980 and 169,960, with no remainder.

Since 169,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 169,960, 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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