Q: Is 162,342,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 162,342,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 162,342,500 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 162342500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 500 625 1,250 2,500 64,937 129,874 259,748 324,685 649,370 1,298,740 1,623,425 3,246,850 6,493,700 8,117,125 16,234,250 32,468,500 40,585,625 81,171,250 and 162,342,500, with no remainder.

Since 162,342,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,342,500, 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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