Q: Is 16,723,400 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,723,400 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,723,400 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 16723400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 200 83,617 167,234 334,468 418,085 668,936 836,170 1,672,340 2,090,425 3,344,680 4,180,850 8,361,700 and 16,723,400, with no remainder.

Since 16,723,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,723,400, 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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