Q: Is 167,838 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 167,838 is not a prime number.

Why is 167,838 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 167838 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 2,543 5,086 7,629 15,258 27,973 55,946 83,919 and 167,838, with no remainder.

Since 167,838 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,838, 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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