Q: Is 167,220,724 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 167,220,724 is not a prime number.

Why is 167,220,724 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 167220724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 53 106 212 583 1,166 2,332 71,707 143,414 286,828 788,777 1,577,554 3,155,108 3,800,471 7,600,942 15,201,884 41,805,181 83,610,362 and 167,220,724, with no remainder.

Since 167,220,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,220,724, 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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