Q: Is 171,237,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 171,237,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 171,237,008 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 171237008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 43 86 172 344 688 248,891 497,782 995,564 1,991,128 3,982,256 10,702,313 21,404,626 42,809,252 85,618,504 and 171,237,008, with no remainder.

Since 171,237,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,237,008, 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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