Q: Is 160,720,221 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 160,720,221 is not a prime number.

Why is 160,720,221 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 160720221 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 53 57 159 1,007 3,021 53,201 159,603 1,010,819 2,819,653 3,032,457 8,458,959 53,573,407 and 160,720,221, with no remainder.

Since 160,720,221 cannot be divided by just 1 and 160,720,221, 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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