Q: Is 16,973,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,973,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,973,720 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 16973720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 424,343 848,686 1,697,372 2,121,715 3,394,744 4,243,430 8,486,860 and 16,973,720, with no remainder.

Since 16,973,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,973,720, 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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