Q: Is 16,842,602 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,842,602 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,842,602 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 16842602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 251 502 1,757 3,514 4,793 9,586 33,551 67,102 1,203,043 2,406,086 8,421,301 and 16,842,602, with no remainder.

Since 16,842,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,842,602, 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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