Q: Is 167,016,421 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 167,016,421 is not a prime number.

Why is 167,016,421 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 167016421 can be evenly divided by 1 11 13 89 121 143 979 1,157 1,193 1,573 10,769 12,727 13,123 15,509 106,177 139,997 144,353 170,599 1,167,947 1,380,301 1,876,589 12,847,417 15,183,311 and 167,016,421, with no remainder.

Since 167,016,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,016,421, 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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