Q: Is 162,144 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 162,144 is not a prime number.

Why is 162,144 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 162144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 72 96 144 288 563 1,126 1,689 2,252 3,378 4,504 5,067 6,756 9,008 10,134 13,512 18,016 20,268 27,024 40,536 54,048 81,072 and 162,144, with no remainder.

Since 162,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,144, it is not a prime number.


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