Q: Is 16,139,473 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,139,473 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,139,473 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 16139473 can be evenly divided by 1 7 49 227 1,451 1,589 10,157 11,123 71,099 329,377 2,305,639 and 16,139,473, with no remainder.

Since 16,139,473 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,139,473, 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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