Q: Is 16,241,478 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,241,478 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,241,478 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 16241478 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 73 146 219 438 803 1,606 2,409 3,371 4,818 6,742 10,113 20,226 37,081 74,162 111,243 222,486 246,083 492,166 738,249 1,476,498 2,706,913 5,413,826 8,120,739 and 16,241,478, with no remainder.

Since 16,241,478 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,241,478, 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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