Q: Is 16,738,942 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,738,942 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,738,942 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 16738942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 83 89 103 166 178 206 913 979 1,133 1,826 1,958 2,266 7,387 8,549 9,167 14,774 17,098 18,334 81,257 94,039 100,837 162,514 188,078 201,674 760,861 1,521,722 8,369,471 and 16,738,942, with no remainder.

Since 16,738,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,738,942, 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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