Q: Is 16,831,016 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,831,016 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,831,016 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 16831016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 31 62 124 248 67,867 135,734 271,468 542,936 2,103,877 4,207,754 8,415,508 and 16,831,016, with no remainder.

Since 16,831,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,831,016, 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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