Q: Is 16,743,572 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,743,572 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,743,572 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 16743572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 73 146 292 1,241 2,482 3,373 4,964 6,746 13,492 57,341 114,682 229,364 246,229 492,458 984,916 4,185,893 8,371,786 and 16,743,572, with no remainder.

Since 16,743,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,743,572, 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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