Q: Is 163,316,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 163,316,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 163,316,502 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 163316502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 2,617 3,467 5,234 6,934 7,851 10,401 15,702 20,802 23,553 31,203 47,106 62,406 9,073,139 18,146,278 27,219,417 54,438,834 81,658,251 and 163,316,502, with no remainder.

Since 163,316,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 163,316,502, 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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