Q: Is 16,948,958 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,948,958 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,948,958 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 16948958 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 191 382 2,483 3,413 4,966 6,826 44,369 88,738 651,883 1,303,766 8,474,479 and 16,948,958, with no remainder.

Since 16,948,958 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,948,958, 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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