Q: Is 16,071,423 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,071,423 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,071,423 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 16071423 can be evenly divided by 1 3 29 31 59 87 93 101 177 303 899 1,711 1,829 2,697 2,929 3,131 5,133 5,487 5,959 8,787 9,393 17,877 53,041 90,799 159,123 172,811 184,729 272,397 518,433 554,187 5,357,141 and 16,071,423, with no remainder.

Since 16,071,423 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,071,423, 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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