Q: Is 16,123,611 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,123,611 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,123,611 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 16123611 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 131 393 917 2,751 5,861 17,583 41,027 123,081 767,791 2,303,373 5,374,537 and 16,123,611, with no remainder.

Since 16,123,611 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,123,611, 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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