Q: Is 16,423,660 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,423,660 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,423,660 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 16423660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 44 55 110 220 74,653 149,306 298,612 373,265 746,530 821,183 1,493,060 1,642,366 3,284,732 4,105,915 8,211,830 and 16,423,660, with no remainder.

Since 16,423,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,423,660, 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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