Q: Is 162,342,124 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 162,342,124 is not a prime number.

Why is 162,342,124 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 162342124 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 41 82 164 287 574 1,148 141,413 282,826 565,652 989,891 1,979,782 3,959,564 5,797,933 11,595,866 23,191,732 40,585,531 81,171,062 and 162,342,124, with no remainder.

Since 162,342,124 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,342,124, 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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