Q: Is 161,167,509 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 161,167,509 is not a prime number.

Why is 161,167,509 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 161167509 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 27 69 109 207 327 621 981 2,381 2,507 2,943 7,143 7,521 21,429 22,563 54,763 64,287 67,689 164,289 259,529 492,867 778,587 1,478,601 2,335,761 5,969,167 7,007,283 17,907,501 53,722,503 and 161,167,509, with no remainder.

Since 161,167,509 cannot be divided by just 1 and 161,167,509, 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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