Q: Is 16,105,509 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,105,509 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,105,509 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 16105509 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 151 453 1,057 1,359 1,693 3,171 5,079 9,513 11,851 15,237 35,553 106,659 255,643 766,929 1,789,501 2,300,787 5,368,503 and 16,105,509, with no remainder.

Since 16,105,509 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,105,509, 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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