Q: Is 16,319,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,319,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,319,502 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 16319502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 302,213 604,426 906,639 1,813,278 2,719,917 5,439,834 8,159,751 and 16,319,502, with no remainder.

Since 16,319,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,319,502, 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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