Q: Is 16,434,509 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,434,509 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,434,509 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 16434509 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 59 91 413 767 3,061 5,369 21,427 39,793 180,599 278,551 1,264,193 2,347,787 and 16,434,509, with no remainder.

Since 16,434,509 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,434,509, 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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