Q: Is 164,231,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 164,231,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 164,231,342 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 164231342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 709 1,418 7,799 10,529 15,598 21,058 115,819 231,638 7,465,061 14,930,122 82,115,671 and 164,231,342, with no remainder.

Since 164,231,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 164,231,342, 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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