Q: Is 164,742,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 164,742,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 164,742,872 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 164742872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 2,941,837 5,883,674 11,767,348 20,592,859 23,534,696 41,185,718 82,371,436 and 164,742,872, with no remainder.

Since 164,742,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 164,742,872, 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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