Q: Is 16,678,490 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,678,490 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,678,490 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 16678490 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 37 74 185 370 45,077 90,154 225,385 450,770 1,667,849 3,335,698 8,339,245 and 16,678,490, with no remainder.

Since 16,678,490 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,678,490, 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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