Q: Is 16,478,602 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,478,602 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,478,602 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 16478602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 49 98 181 362 929 1,267 1,858 2,534 6,503 8,869 13,006 17,738 45,521 91,042 168,149 336,298 1,177,043 2,354,086 8,239,301 and 16,478,602, with no remainder.

Since 16,478,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,478,602, 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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