Q: Is 16,821,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,821,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,821,012 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 16821012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 78 156 107,827 215,654 323,481 431,308 646,962 1,293,924 1,401,751 2,803,502 4,205,253 5,607,004 8,410,506 and 16,821,012, with no remainder.

Since 16,821,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,821,012, 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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