Q: Is 16,490,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,490,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,490,004 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 16490004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 587 1,174 1,761 2,341 2,348 3,522 4,682 7,023 7,044 9,364 14,046 28,092 1,374,167 2,748,334 4,122,501 5,496,668 8,245,002 and 16,490,004, with no remainder.

Since 16,490,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,490,004, 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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