Q: Is 167,961,442 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 167,961,442 is not a prime number.

Why is 167,961,442 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 167961442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 149 298 1,639 3,278 51,239 102,478 563,629 1,127,258 7,634,611 15,269,222 83,980,721 and 167,961,442, with no remainder.

Since 167,961,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,961,442, 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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