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

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

Why is 16,720,720 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 16720720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 47 80 94 188 235 376 470 752 940 1,880 3,760 4,447 8,894 17,788 22,235 35,576 44,470 71,152 88,940 177,880 209,009 355,760 418,018 836,036 1,045,045 1,672,072 2,090,090 3,344,144 4,180,180 8,360,360 and 16,720,720, with no remainder.

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