Q: Is 16,682,498 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,682,498 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,682,498 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 16682498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 23 46 103 161 206 322 503 721 1,006 1,442 2,369 3,521 4,738 7,042 11,569 16,583 23,138 33,166 51,809 80,983 103,618 161,966 362,663 725,326 1,191,607 2,383,214 8,341,249 and 16,682,498, with no remainder.

Since 16,682,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,682,498, 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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