Q: Is 160,542,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 160,542,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 160,542,642 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 160542642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 2,058,239 4,116,478 6,174,717 12,349,434 26,757,107 53,514,214 80,271,321 and 160,542,642, with no remainder.

Since 160,542,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 160,542,642, 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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