Q: Is 16,737,426 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,737,426 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,737,426 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 16737426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 443 886 1,329 2,099 2,658 3,987 4,198 6,297 7,974 12,594 18,891 37,782 929,857 1,859,714 2,789,571 5,579,142 8,368,713 and 16,737,426, with no remainder.

Since 16,737,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,737,426, 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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