Q: Is 16,342,655 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,342,655 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,342,655 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 16342655 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 35 271 1,355 1,723 1,897 8,615 9,485 12,061 60,305 466,933 2,334,665 3,268,531 and 16,342,655, with no remainder.

Since 16,342,655 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,342,655, 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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