Q: Is 16,674,741 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,674,741 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,674,741 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 16674741 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 41 81 123 369 1,107 3,321 5,021 15,063 45,189 135,567 205,861 406,701 617,583 1,852,749 5,558,247 and 16,674,741, with no remainder.

Since 16,674,741 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,674,741, 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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