Q: Is 164,240,508 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 164,240,508 is not a prime number.

Why is 164,240,508 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 164240508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 619 1,238 1,857 2,476 3,714 7,428 22,111 44,222 66,333 88,444 132,666 265,332 13,686,709 27,373,418 41,060,127 54,746,836 82,120,254 and 164,240,508, with no remainder.

Since 164,240,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 164,240,508, 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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