Q: Is 16,708,118 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,708,118 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,708,118 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 16708118 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 29 49 58 98 203 406 1,421 2,842 5,879 11,758 41,153 82,306 170,491 288,071 340,982 576,142 1,193,437 2,386,874 8,354,059 and 16,708,118, with no remainder.

Since 16,708,118 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,708,118, 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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