Q: Is 16,131,724 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,131,724 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,131,724 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 16131724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 67 134 268 469 938 1,876 8,599 17,198 34,396 60,193 120,386 240,772 576,133 1,152,266 2,304,532 4,032,931 8,065,862 and 16,131,724, with no remainder.

Since 16,131,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,131,724, 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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