Q: Is 16,215,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,215,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,215,462 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 16215462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 139 278 417 834 1,251 2,502 6,481 12,962 19,443 38,886 58,329 116,658 900,859 1,801,718 2,702,577 5,405,154 8,107,731 and 16,215,462, with no remainder.

Since 16,215,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,215,462, 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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