Q: Is 162,435,536 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 162,435,536 is not a prime number.

Why is 162,435,536 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 162435536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 31 62 124 248 496 327,491 654,982 1,309,964 2,619,928 5,239,856 10,152,221 20,304,442 40,608,884 81,217,768 and 162,435,536, with no remainder.

Since 162,435,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,435,536, 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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