Q: Is 16,721,616 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,721,616 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,721,616 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 16721616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 348,367 696,734 1,045,101 1,393,468 2,090,202 2,786,936 4,180,404 5,573,872 8,360,808 and 16,721,616, with no remainder.

Since 16,721,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,721,616, 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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