Q: Is 16,720,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,720,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,720,542 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 16720542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 347 694 1,041 2,082 2,677 3,123 5,354 6,246 8,031 16,062 24,093 48,186 928,919 1,857,838 2,786,757 5,573,514 8,360,271 and 16,720,542, with no remainder.

Since 16,720,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,720,542, 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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