Q: Is 261,042,165 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 261,042,165 is not a prime number.

Why is 261,042,165 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 261042165 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 31 45 93 155 279 465 1,395 187,127 561,381 935,635 1,684,143 2,806,905 5,800,937 8,420,715 17,402,811 29,004,685 52,208,433 87,014,055 and 261,042,165, with no remainder.

Since 261,042,165 cannot be divided by just 1 and 261,042,165, 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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