Q: Is 16,852,402 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,852,402 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,852,402 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 16852402 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 347 694 2,429 3,469 4,858 6,938 24,283 48,566 1,203,743 2,407,486 8,426,201 and 16,852,402, with no remainder.

Since 16,852,402 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,852,402, 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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