Q: Is 167,206,428 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 167,206,428 is not a prime number.

Why is 167,206,428 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 167206428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 4,644,623 9,289,246 13,933,869 18,578,492 27,867,738 41,801,607 55,735,476 83,603,214 and 167,206,428, with no remainder.

Since 167,206,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,206,428, 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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