Q: Is 164,217,309 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 164,217,309 is not a prime number.

Why is 164,217,309 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 164217309 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 69 173 519 3,979 11,937 13,757 41,271 316,411 949,233 2,379,961 7,139,883 54,739,103 and 164,217,309, with no remainder.

Since 164,217,309 cannot be divided by just 1 and 164,217,309, 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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