Q: Is 167,027,216 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 167,027,216 is not a prime number.

Why is 167,027,216 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 167027216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 71 142 284 568 1,136 147,031 294,062 588,124 1,176,248 2,352,496 10,439,201 20,878,402 41,756,804 83,513,608 and 167,027,216, with no remainder.

Since 167,027,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,027,216, 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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