Q: Is 16,721,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,721,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,721,072 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 16721072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 59 118 236 472 944 17,713 35,426 70,852 141,704 283,408 1,045,067 2,090,134 4,180,268 8,360,536 and 16,721,072, with no remainder.

Since 16,721,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,721,072, 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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