Q: Is 16,746,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,746,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,746,704 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 16746704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 52 104 208 80,513 161,026 322,052 644,104 1,046,669 1,288,208 2,093,338 4,186,676 8,373,352 and 16,746,704, with no remainder.

Since 16,746,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,746,704, 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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