Q: Is 16,171,749 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,171,749 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,171,749 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 16171749 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 99 163,351 490,053 1,470,159 1,796,861 5,390,583 and 16,171,749, with no remainder.

Since 16,171,749 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,171,749, 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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