Q: Is 162,384,739 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 162,384,739 is not a prime number.

Why is 162,384,739 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 162384739 can be evenly divided by 1 11 53 71 583 781 3,763 3,923 41,393 43,153 207,919 278,533 2,287,109 3,063,863 14,762,249 and 162,384,739, with no remainder.

Since 162,384,739 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,384,739, 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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