Q: Is 167,085,878 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 167,085,878 is not a prime number.

Why is 167,085,878 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 167085878 can be evenly divided by 1 2 29 58 1,051 2,102 2,741 5,482 30,479 60,958 79,489 158,978 2,880,791 5,761,582 83,542,939 and 167,085,878, with no remainder.

Since 167,085,878 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,085,878, 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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