Q: Is 163,420,124 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 163,420,124 is not a prime number.

Why is 163,420,124 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 163420124 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 43 86 172 301 602 1,204 135,731 271,462 542,924 950,117 1,900,234 3,800,468 5,836,433 11,672,866 23,345,732 40,855,031 81,710,062 and 163,420,124, with no remainder.

Since 163,420,124 cannot be divided by just 1 and 163,420,124, 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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