Q: Is 16,600,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,600,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,600,242 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 16600242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 911 1,822 2,733 3,037 5,466 6,074 9,111 18,222 2,766,707 5,533,414 8,300,121 and 16,600,242, with no remainder.

Since 16,600,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,600,242, 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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