Q: Is 16,321,123 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,321,123 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,321,123 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 16321123 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 43 91 97 301 559 679 1,261 1,849 3,913 4,171 8,827 12,943 24,037 29,197 54,223 168,259 179,353 379,561 1,255,471 2,331,589 and 16,321,123, with no remainder.

Since 16,321,123 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,321,123, 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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