Q: Is 16,123,246 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,123,246 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,123,246 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 16123246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 29 58 179 358 1,553 3,106 5,191 10,382 45,037 90,074 277,987 555,974 8,061,623 and 16,123,246, with no remainder.

Since 16,123,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,123,246, 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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