Q: Is 16,703,848 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,703,848 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,703,848 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 16703848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 298,283 596,566 1,193,132 2,087,981 2,386,264 4,175,962 8,351,924 and 16,703,848, with no remainder.

Since 16,703,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,703,848, 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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