Q: Is 16,962,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,962,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,962,042 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 16962042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 29 58 71 87 142 174 213 426 1,373 2,059 2,746 4,118 4,119 6,177 8,238 12,354 39,817 79,634 97,483 119,451 194,966 238,902 292,449 584,898 2,827,007 5,654,014 8,481,021 and 16,962,042, with no remainder.

Since 16,962,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,962,042, 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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