Q: Is 132,542,163 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 132,542,163 is not a prime number.

Why is 132,542,163 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 132542163 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 27 39 81 117 243 351 1,053 3,159 41,957 125,871 377,613 545,441 1,132,839 1,636,323 3,398,517 4,908,969 10,195,551 14,726,907 44,180,721 and 132,542,163, with no remainder.

Since 132,542,163 cannot be divided by just 1 and 132,542,163, 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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