Q: Is 162,342,108 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 162,342,108 is not a prime number.

Why is 162,342,108 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 162342108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 4,509,503 9,019,006 13,528,509 18,038,012 27,057,018 40,585,527 54,114,036 81,171,054 and 162,342,108, with no remainder.

Since 162,342,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,342,108, 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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