Q: Is 16,617,908 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,617,908 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,617,908 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 16617908 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 244,381 488,762 977,524 4,154,477 8,308,954 and 16,617,908, with no remainder.

Since 16,617,908 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,617,908, 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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