Q: Is 167,163,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 167,163,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 167,163,042 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 167163042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,123 2,246 3,369 6,738 24,809 49,618 74,427 148,854 27,860,507 55,721,014 83,581,521 and 167,163,042, with no remainder.

Since 167,163,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,163,042, 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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