Q: Is 163,426,492 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 163,426,492 is not a prime number.

Why is 163,426,492 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 163426492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 41 82 164 499 998 1,996 1,997 3,994 7,988 20,459 40,918 81,836 81,877 163,754 327,508 996,503 1,993,006 3,986,012 40,856,623 81,713,246 and 163,426,492, with no remainder.

Since 163,426,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 163,426,492, 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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