Q: Is 16,421,736 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,421,736 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,421,736 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 16421736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 684,239 1,368,478 2,052,717 2,736,956 4,105,434 5,473,912 8,210,868 and 16,421,736, with no remainder.

Since 16,421,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,421,736, 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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