Q: Is 16,562,421 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,562,421 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,562,421 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 16562421 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 37 59 111 177 281 333 531 843 999 1,593 2,183 2,529 6,549 7,587 10,397 16,579 19,647 31,191 49,737 58,941 93,573 149,211 280,719 447,633 613,423 1,840,269 5,520,807 and 16,562,421, with no remainder.

Since 16,562,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,562,421, 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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