Q: Is 16,742,362 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,742,362 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,742,362 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 16742362 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 13 14 26 67 91 134 182 469 871 938 1,373 1,742 2,746 6,097 9,611 12,194 17,849 19,222 35,698 91,991 124,943 183,982 249,886 643,937 1,195,883 1,287,874 2,391,766 8,371,181 and 16,742,362, with no remainder.

Since 16,742,362 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,742,362, 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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