Q: Is 162,132 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 162,132 is not a prime number.

Why is 162,132 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 162132 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 59 118 177 229 236 354 458 687 708 916 1,374 2,748 13,511 27,022 40,533 54,044 81,066 and 162,132, with no remainder.

Since 162,132 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,132, it is not a prime number.


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