Q: Is 16,742,077 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,742,077 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,742,077 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 16742077 can be evenly divided by 1 11 29 31 319 341 899 1,693 9,889 18,623 49,097 52,483 540,067 577,313 1,522,007 and 16,742,077, with no remainder.

Since 16,742,077 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,742,077, 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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