Q: Is 16,037,721 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,037,721 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,037,721 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 16037721 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 193 579 1,319 1,351 1,737 3,957 4,053 9,233 11,871 12,159 27,699 83,097 254,567 763,701 1,781,969 2,291,103 5,345,907 and 16,037,721, with no remainder.

Since 16,037,721 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,037,721, 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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