Q: Is 16,241,343 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,241,343 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,241,343 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 16241343 can be evenly divided by 1 3 59 89 177 267 1,031 3,093 5,251 15,753 60,829 91,759 182,487 275,277 5,413,781 and 16,241,343, with no remainder.

Since 16,241,343 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,241,343, 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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