Q: Is 16,241,875 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,241,875 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,241,875 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 16241875 can be evenly divided by 1 5 13 25 65 125 325 625 1,625 1,999 8,125 9,995 25,987 49,975 129,935 249,875 649,675 1,249,375 3,248,375 and 16,241,875, with no remainder.

Since 16,241,875 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,241,875, 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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