Q: Is 167,646,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 167,646,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 167,646,342 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 167646342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 173 346 373 433 519 746 866 1,038 1,119 1,299 2,238 2,598 64,529 74,909 129,058 149,818 161,509 193,587 224,727 323,018 387,174 449,454 484,527 969,054 27,941,057 55,882,114 83,823,171 and 167,646,342, with no remainder.

Since 167,646,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,646,342, 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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