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

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

Why is 163,420,420 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 163420420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 839 1,678 3,356 4,195 8,390 9,739 16,780 19,478 38,956 48,695 97,390 194,780 8,171,021 16,342,042 32,684,084 40,855,105 81,710,210 and 163,420,420, with no remainder.

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