Q: Is 16,142,875 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,142,875 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,142,875 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 16142875 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 19 25 35 95 125 133 175 475 665 875 971 2,375 3,325 4,855 6,797 16,625 18,449 24,275 33,985 92,245 121,375 129,143 169,925 461,225 645,715 849,625 2,306,125 3,228,575 and 16,142,875, with no remainder.

Since 16,142,875 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,142,875, 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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