Q: Is 16,718,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,718,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,718,704 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 16718704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 167 334 668 1,336 2,672 6,257 12,514 25,028 50,056 100,112 1,044,919 2,089,838 4,179,676 8,359,352 and 16,718,704, with no remainder.

Since 16,718,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,718,704, 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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