Q: Is 167,736,252 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 167,736,252 is not a prime number.

Why is 167,736,252 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 167736252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13,978,021 27,956,042 41,934,063 55,912,084 83,868,126 and 167,736,252, with no remainder.

Since 167,736,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,736,252, 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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