Q: Is 16,609,452 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,609,452 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,609,452 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 16609452 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 1,384,121 2,768,242 4,152,363 5,536,484 8,304,726 and 16,609,452, with no remainder.

Since 16,609,452 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,609,452, 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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