Q: Is 16,131,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,131,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,131,004 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 16131004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 23 46 92 271 542 647 1,084 1,294 2,588 6,233 12,466 14,881 24,932 29,762 59,524 175,337 350,674 701,348 4,032,751 8,065,502 and 16,131,004, with no remainder.

Since 16,131,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,131,004, 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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