Q: Is 16,422,003 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,422,003 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,422,003 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 16422003 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 39 97 117 291 873 1,261 1,447 3,783 4,341 11,349 13,023 18,811 56,433 140,359 169,299 421,077 1,263,231 1,824,667 5,474,001 and 16,422,003, with no remainder.

Since 16,422,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,422,003, 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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