Q: Is 163,426,508 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 163,426,508 is not a prime number.

Why is 163,426,508 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 163426508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 17 28 34 68 119 238 476 343,333 686,666 1,373,332 2,403,331 4,806,662 5,836,661 9,613,324 11,673,322 23,346,644 40,856,627 81,713,254 and 163,426,508, with no remainder.

Since 163,426,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 163,426,508, 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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