Q: Is 158,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 158,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 158,704 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 158704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 13 14 16 26 28 52 56 91 104 109 112 182 208 218 364 436 728 763 872 1,417 1,456 1,526 1,744 2,834 3,052 5,668 6,104 9,919 11,336 12,208 19,838 22,672 39,676 79,352 and 158,704, with no remainder.

Since 158,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 158,704, 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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