Q: Is 16,502,239 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,502,239 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,502,239 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 16502239 can be evenly divided by 1 13 43 53 557 559 689 2,279 7,241 23,951 29,521 29,627 311,363 383,773 1,269,403 and 16,502,239, with no remainder.

Since 16,502,239 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,502,239, it is not a prime number.


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