Q: Is 16,742,425 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,742,425 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,742,425 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 16742425 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 25 29 35 145 175 203 725 1,015 3,299 5,075 16,495 23,093 82,475 95,671 115,465 478,355 577,325 669,697 2,391,775 3,348,485 and 16,742,425, with no remainder.

Since 16,742,425 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,742,425, 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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