Q: Is 16,245,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,245,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,245,008 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 16245008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 52 104 208 78,101 156,202 312,404 624,808 1,015,313 1,249,616 2,030,626 4,061,252 8,122,504 and 16,245,008, with no remainder.

Since 16,245,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,245,008, 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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