Q: Is 16,972,942 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,972,942 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,972,942 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 16972942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 23 46 161 322 52,711 105,422 368,977 737,954 1,212,353 2,424,706 8,486,471 and 16,972,942, with no remainder.

Since 16,972,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,972,942, 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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