Q: Is 16,043,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,043,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,043,042 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 16043042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 43 86 101 202 1,847 3,694 4,343 8,686 79,421 158,842 186,547 373,094 8,021,521 and 16,043,042, with no remainder.

Since 16,043,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,043,042, 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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