Q: Is 16,724,460 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,724,460 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,724,460 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 16724460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 278,741 557,482 836,223 1,114,964 1,393,705 1,672,446 2,787,410 3,344,892 4,181,115 5,574,820 8,362,230 and 16,724,460, with no remainder.

Since 16,724,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,724,460, 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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