Q: Is 16,342,665 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,342,665 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,342,665 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 16342665 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 467 1,401 2,333 2,335 6,999 7,005 11,665 34,995 1,089,511 3,268,533 5,447,555 and 16,342,665, with no remainder.

Since 16,342,665 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,342,665, 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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