Q: Is 16,437,948 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,437,948 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,437,948 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 16437948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 571 1,142 1,713 2,284 2,399 3,426 4,798 6,852 7,197 9,596 14,394 28,788 1,369,829 2,739,658 4,109,487 5,479,316 8,218,974 and 16,437,948, with no remainder.

Since 16,437,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,437,948, 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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