Q: Is 16,511,216 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,511,216 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,511,216 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 16511216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 34 68 136 272 60,703 121,406 242,812 485,624 971,248 1,031,951 2,063,902 4,127,804 8,255,608 and 16,511,216, with no remainder.

Since 16,511,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,511,216, it is not a prime number.


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