Q: Is 16,846,888 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,846,888 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,846,888 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 16846888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 31 62 124 248 67,931 135,862 271,724 543,448 2,105,861 4,211,722 8,423,444 and 16,846,888, with no remainder.

Since 16,846,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,846,888, 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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