Q: Is 165,561,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 165,561,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 165,561,008 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 165561008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 43 86 172 344 688 240,641 481,282 962,564 1,925,128 3,850,256 10,347,563 20,695,126 41,390,252 82,780,504 and 165,561,008, with no remainder.

Since 165,561,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 165,561,008, 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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