Q: Is 16,742,504 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,742,504 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,742,504 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 16742504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 107 214 428 856 19,559 39,118 78,236 156,472 2,092,813 4,185,626 8,371,252 and 16,742,504, with no remainder.

Since 16,742,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,742,504, 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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