Q: Is 162,472,739 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 162,472,739 is not a prime number.

Why is 162,472,739 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 162472739 can be evenly divided by 1 11 13 143 761 1,493 8,371 9,893 16,423 19,409 108,823 213,499 1,136,173 12,497,903 14,770,249 and 162,472,739, with no remainder.

Since 162,472,739 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,472,739, 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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