Q: Is 162,500,013 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 162,500,013 is not a prime number.

Why is 162,500,013 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 162500013 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 27 39 81 117 351 1,053 154,321 462,963 1,388,889 2,006,173 4,166,667 6,018,519 12,500,001 18,055,557 54,166,671 and 162,500,013, with no remainder.

Since 162,500,013 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,500,013, 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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