Q: Is 16,374,969 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,374,969 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,374,969 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 16374969 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 39 117 173 519 809 1,557 2,249 2,427 6,747 7,281 10,517 20,241 31,551 94,653 139,957 419,871 1,259,613 1,819,441 5,458,323 and 16,374,969, with no remainder.

Since 16,374,969 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,374,969, 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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