Q: Is 16,502,291 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,502,291 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,502,291 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 16502291 can be evenly divided by 1 13 17 89 221 839 1,157 1,513 10,907 14,263 19,669 74,671 185,419 970,723 1,269,407 and 16,502,291, with no remainder.

Since 16,502,291 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,502,291, 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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