Q: Is 167,427,026 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 167,427,026 is not a prime number.

Why is 167,427,026 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 167427026 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 41 82 533 1,066 157,061 314,122 2,041,793 4,083,586 6,439,501 12,879,002 83,713,513 and 167,427,026, with no remainder.

Since 167,427,026 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,427,026, 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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