Q: Is 16,700,874 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,700,874 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,700,874 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 16700874 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 491 982 1,473 2,946 5,669 11,338 17,007 34,014 2,783,479 5,566,958 8,350,437 and 16,700,874, with no remainder.

Since 16,700,874 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,700,874, 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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