Q: Is 162,435 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 162,435 is not a prime number.

Why is 162,435 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 162435 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 13 15 17 21 35 39 49 51 65 85 91 105 119 147 195 221 245 255 273 357 455 595 637 663 735 833 1,105 1,365 1,547 1,785 1,911 2,499 3,185 3,315 4,165 4,641 7,735 9,555 10,829 12,495 23,205 32,487 54,145 and 162,435, with no remainder.

Since 162,435 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,435, 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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