Q: Is 16,142,130 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,142,130 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,142,130 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 16142130 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 30 45 90 179,357 358,714 538,071 896,785 1,076,142 1,614,213 1,793,570 2,690,355 3,228,426 5,380,710 8,071,065 and 16,142,130, with no remainder.

Since 16,142,130 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,142,130, 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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