Q: Is 267,216,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 267,216,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 267,216,872 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 267216872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 52 104 2,569,393 5,138,786 10,277,572 20,555,144 33,402,109 66,804,218 133,608,436 and 267,216,872, with no remainder.

Since 267,216,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 267,216,872, 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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