Q: Is 160,956,009 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 160,956,009 is not a prime number.

Why is 160,956,009 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 160956009 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 43 129 251 387 753 1,657 2,259 4,971 10,793 14,913 32,379 71,251 97,137 213,753 415,907 641,259 1,247,721 3,743,163 17,884,001 53,652,003 and 160,956,009, with no remainder.

Since 160,956,009 cannot be divided by just 1 and 160,956,009, 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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