Q: Is 166,331,024 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 166,331,024 is not a prime number.

Why is 166,331,024 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 166331024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 79 158 316 632 1,264 131,591 263,182 526,364 1,052,728 2,105,456 10,395,689 20,791,378 41,582,756 83,165,512 and 166,331,024, with no remainder.

Since 166,331,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 166,331,024, 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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