Q: Is 16,147,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,147,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,147,742 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 16147742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 311 622 1,997 3,994 4,043 8,086 25,961 51,922 621,067 1,242,134 8,073,871 and 16,147,742, with no remainder.

Since 16,147,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,147,742, 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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