Q: Is 16,123,156 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,123,156 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,123,156 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 16123156 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 49 98 196 82,261 164,522 329,044 575,827 1,151,654 2,303,308 4,030,789 8,061,578 and 16,123,156, with no remainder.

Since 16,123,156 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,123,156, 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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