Q: Is 167,522,272 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 167,522,272 is not a prime number.

Why is 167,522,272 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 167522272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 163 326 652 1,304 2,608 5,216 32,117 64,234 128,468 256,936 513,872 1,027,744 5,235,071 10,470,142 20,940,284 41,880,568 83,761,136 and 167,522,272, with no remainder.

Since 167,522,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,522,272, 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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