Q: Is 16,109,709 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,109,709 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,109,709 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 16109709 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 21 33 77 231 69,739 209,217 488,173 767,129 1,464,519 2,301,387 5,369,903 and 16,109,709, with no remainder.

Since 16,109,709 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,109,709, 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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