Q: Is 167,316,743 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 167,316,743 is not a prime number.

Why is 167,316,743 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 167316743 can be evenly divided by 1 11 23 59 121 253 649 1,019 1,357 2,783 7,139 11,209 14,927 23,437 60,121 123,299 164,197 257,807 661,331 1,382,783 2,835,877 7,274,641 15,210,613 and 167,316,743, with no remainder.

Since 167,316,743 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,316,743, it is not a prime number.


More Examples

  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 167,316,743:


Ask a Question