Q: Is 16,362,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,362,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,362,542 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 16362542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 97 194 679 1,358 12,049 24,098 84,343 168,686 1,168,753 2,337,506 8,181,271 and 16,362,542, with no remainder.

Since 16,362,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,362,542, 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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