Q: Is 16,121,672 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,121,672 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,121,672 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 16121672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 287,887 575,774 1,151,548 2,015,209 2,303,096 4,030,418 8,060,836 and 16,121,672, with no remainder.

Since 16,121,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,121,672, 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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