Q: Is 16,241,143 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,241,143 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,241,143 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 16241143 can be evenly divided by 1 19 43 103 193 817 1,957 3,667 4,429 8,299 19,879 84,151 157,681 377,701 854,797 and 16,241,143, with no remainder.

Since 16,241,143 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,241,143, 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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