Q: Is 161,242,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 161,242,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 161,242,542 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 161242542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 2,985,973 5,971,946 8,957,919 17,915,838 26,873,757 53,747,514 80,621,271 and 161,242,542, with no remainder.

Since 161,242,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 161,242,542, 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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