Q: Is 16,123,374 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,123,374 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,123,374 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 16123374 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 99,527 199,054 298,581 597,162 895,743 1,791,486 2,687,229 5,374,458 8,061,687 and 16,123,374, with no remainder.

Since 16,123,374 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,123,374, 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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