Q: Is 16,737,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,737,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,737,424 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 16737424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 44 61 88 122 176 244 488 671 976 1,342 1,559 2,684 3,118 5,368 6,236 10,736 12,472 17,149 24,944 34,298 68,596 95,099 137,192 190,198 274,384 380,396 760,792 1,046,089 1,521,584 2,092,178 4,184,356 8,368,712 and 16,737,424, with no remainder.

Since 16,737,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,737,424, 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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