Q: Is 16,943,048 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,943,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,943,048 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 16943048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 181 362 724 1,448 11,701 23,402 46,804 93,608 2,117,881 4,235,762 8,471,524 and 16,943,048, with no remainder.

Since 16,943,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,943,048, 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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