Q: Is 16,472,673 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,472,673 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,472,673 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 16472673 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 49 63 147 189 441 1,323 12,451 37,353 87,157 112,059 261,471 336,177 610,099 784,413 1,830,297 2,353,239 5,490,891 and 16,472,673, with no remainder.

Since 16,472,673 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,472,673, 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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