Q: Is 167,016,423 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 167,016,423 is not a prime number.

Why is 167,016,423 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 167016423 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 29 87 139 203 417 609 973 1,973 2,919 4,031 5,919 12,093 13,811 28,217 41,433 57,217 84,651 171,651 274,247 400,519 822,741 1,201,557 1,919,729 5,759,187 7,953,163 23,859,489 55,672,141 and 167,016,423, with no remainder.

Since 167,016,423 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,016,423, 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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