Q: Is 16,342,975 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,342,975 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,342,975 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 16342975 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 25 55 67 275 335 737 887 1,675 3,685 4,435 9,757 18,425 22,175 48,785 59,429 243,925 297,145 653,719 1,485,725 3,268,595 and 16,342,975, with no remainder.

Since 16,342,975 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,342,975, 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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