Q: Is 161,131,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 161,131,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 161,131,720 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 161131720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 4,028,293 8,056,586 16,113,172 20,141,465 32,226,344 40,282,930 80,565,860 and 161,131,720, with no remainder.

Since 161,131,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 161,131,720, 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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