Q: Is 164,202,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 164,202,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 164,202,462 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 164202462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 199 398 597 1,194 1,791 3,582 45,841 91,682 137,523 275,046 412,569 825,138 9,122,359 18,244,718 27,367,077 54,734,154 82,101,231 and 164,202,462, with no remainder.

Since 164,202,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 164,202,462, 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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