Q: Is 164,542,563 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 164,542,563 is not a prime number.

Why is 164,542,563 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 164542563 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 59 177 531 1,593 103,291 309,873 929,619 2,788,857 6,094,169 18,282,507 54,847,521 and 164,542,563, with no remainder.

Since 164,542,563 cannot be divided by just 1 and 164,542,563, 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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