Q: Is 16,121,488 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,121,488 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,121,488 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 16121488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 31 62 124 248 496 32,503 65,006 130,012 260,024 520,048 1,007,593 2,015,186 4,030,372 8,060,744 and 16,121,488, with no remainder.

Since 16,121,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,121,488, 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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