Q: Is 162,421,372 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 162,421,372 is not a prime number.

Why is 162,421,372 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 162421372 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 83 166 281 332 562 1,124 1,741 3,482 6,964 23,323 46,646 93,292 144,503 289,006 489,221 578,012 978,442 1,956,884 40,605,343 81,210,686 and 162,421,372, with no remainder.

Since 162,421,372 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,421,372, 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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