Q: Is 166,006,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 166,006,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 166,006,004 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 166006004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 89 178 356 631 739 1,262 1,478 2,524 2,956 56,159 65,771 112,318 131,542 224,636 263,084 466,309 932,618 1,865,236 41,501,501 83,003,002 and 166,006,004, with no remainder.

Since 166,006,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 166,006,004, 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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