Q: Is 167,627,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 167,627,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 167,627,842 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 167627842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 1,163 2,326 3,793 7,586 22,097 44,194 72,067 144,134 4,411,259 8,822,518 83,813,921 and 167,627,842, with no remainder.

Since 167,627,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,627,842, 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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