Q: Is 16,409,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,409,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,409,042 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 16409042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 457 914 1,381 2,762 5,941 11,882 17,953 35,906 631,117 1,262,234 8,204,521 and 16,409,042, with no remainder.

Since 16,409,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,409,042, 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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