Q: Is 16,742,360 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,742,360 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,742,360 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 16742360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 418,559 837,118 1,674,236 2,092,795 3,348,472 4,185,590 8,371,180 and 16,742,360, with no remainder.

Since 16,742,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,742,360, 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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