Q: Is 16,678,038 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,678,038 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,678,038 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 16678038 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 213,821 427,642 641,463 1,282,926 2,779,673 5,559,346 8,339,019 and 16,678,038, with no remainder.

Since 16,678,038 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,678,038, 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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