Q: Is 16,422,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,422,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,422,012 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 16422012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 456,167 912,334 1,368,501 1,824,668 2,737,002 4,105,503 5,474,004 8,211,006 and 16,422,012, with no remainder.

Since 16,422,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,422,012, 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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