Q: Is 16,942,775 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,942,775 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,942,775 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 16942775 can be evenly divided by 1 5 19 25 53 95 265 475 673 1,007 1,325 3,365 5,035 12,787 16,825 25,175 35,669 63,935 178,345 319,675 677,711 891,725 3,388,555 and 16,942,775, with no remainder.

Since 16,942,775 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,942,775, 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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