Q: Is 16,241,962 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,241,962 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,241,962 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 16241962 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 239 478 2,629 3,089 5,258 6,178 33,979 67,958 738,271 1,476,542 8,120,981 and 16,241,962, with no remainder.

Since 16,241,962 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,241,962, 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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