Q: Is 162,460,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 162,460,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 162,460,424 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 162460424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 359 718 1,436 2,513 2,872 5,026 8,081 10,052 16,162 20,104 32,324 56,567 64,648 113,134 226,268 452,536 2,901,079 5,802,158 11,604,316 20,307,553 23,208,632 40,615,106 81,230,212 and 162,460,424, with no remainder.

Since 162,460,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,460,424, 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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