Q: Is 16,725,678 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,725,678 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,725,678 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 16725678 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 31 62 93 186 89,923 179,846 269,769 539,538 2,787,613 5,575,226 8,362,839 and 16,725,678, with no remainder.

Since 16,725,678 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,725,678, 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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