Q: Is 16,460,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,460,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,460,142 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 16460142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 43 86 129 258 63,799 127,598 191,397 382,794 2,743,357 5,486,714 8,230,071 and 16,460,142, with no remainder.

Since 16,460,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,460,142, 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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