Q: Is 16,856,708 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,856,708 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,856,708 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 16856708 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 383,107 766,214 1,532,428 4,214,177 8,428,354 and 16,856,708, with no remainder.

Since 16,856,708 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,856,708, 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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