Q: Is 16,129,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,129,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,129,424 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 16129424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 31 62 124 248 496 961 1,049 1,922 2,098 3,844 4,196 7,688 8,392 15,376 16,784 32,519 65,038 130,076 260,152 520,304 1,008,089 2,016,178 4,032,356 8,064,712 and 16,129,424, with no remainder.

Since 16,129,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,129,424, 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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