Q: Is 16,746,702 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,746,702 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,746,702 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 16746702 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 398,731 797,462 1,196,193 2,392,386 2,791,117 5,582,234 8,373,351 and 16,746,702, with no remainder.

Since 16,746,702 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,746,702, 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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