Q: Is 169,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 169,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 169,642 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 169642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 121 242 701 1,402 7,711 15,422 84,821 and 169,642, with no remainder.

Since 169,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 169,642, it is not a prime number.


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Number 169,640169,641169,643169,644
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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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