Q: Is 164,361,627 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 164,361,627 is not a prime number.

Why is 164,361,627 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 164361627 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 51 153 1,074,259 3,222,777 9,668,331 18,262,403 54,787,209 and 164,361,627, with no remainder.

Since 164,361,627 cannot be divided by just 1 and 164,361,627, 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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