Q: Is 164,305,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 164,305,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 164,305,012 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 164305012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 37 74 148 349 698 1,396 3,181 6,362 12,724 12,913 25,826 51,652 117,697 235,394 470,788 1,110,169 2,220,338 4,440,676 41,076,253 82,152,506 and 164,305,012, with no remainder.

Since 164,305,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 164,305,012, 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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