Q: Is 16,947,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,947,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,947,248 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 16947248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 67 134 268 536 1,072 15,809 31,618 63,236 126,472 252,944 1,059,203 2,118,406 4,236,812 8,473,624 and 16,947,248, with no remainder.

Since 16,947,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,947,248, 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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