Q: Is 162,460,016 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 162,460,016 is not a prime number.

Why is 162,460,016 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 162460016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 191 382 764 1,528 3,056 53,161 106,322 212,644 425,288 850,576 10,153,751 20,307,502 40,615,004 81,230,008 and 162,460,016, with no remainder.

Since 162,460,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,460,016, 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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