Q: Is 16,991,488 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,991,488 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,991,488 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 16991488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 66,373 132,746 265,492 530,984 1,061,968 2,123,936 4,247,872 8,495,744 and 16,991,488, with no remainder.

Since 16,991,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,991,488, 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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