Q: Is 167,287,874 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 167,287,874 is not a prime number.

Why is 167,287,874 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 167287874 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 317 634 4,121 8,242 20,297 40,594 263,861 527,722 6,434,149 12,868,298 83,643,937 and 167,287,874, with no remainder.

Since 167,287,874 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,287,874, 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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