Q: Is 16,015,438 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,015,438 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,015,438 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 16015438 can be evenly divided by 1 2 47 94 347 491 694 982 16,309 23,077 32,618 46,154 170,377 340,754 8,007,719 and 16,015,438, with no remainder.

Since 16,015,438 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,015,438, 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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