Q: Is 16,836,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,836,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,836,842 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 16836842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 89 178 979 1,958 8,599 17,198 94,589 189,178 765,311 1,530,622 8,418,421 and 16,836,842, with no remainder.

Since 16,836,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,836,842, 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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