Q: Is 163,624,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 163,624,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 163,624,462 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 163624462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 53 106 349 698 4,423 8,846 18,497 36,994 234,419 468,838 1,543,627 3,087,254 81,812,231 and 163,624,462, with no remainder.

Since 163,624,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 163,624,462, 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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