Q: Is 16,667,505 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,667,505 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,667,505 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 16667505 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 135 331 373 993 1,119 1,655 1,865 2,979 3,357 4,965 5,595 8,937 10,071 14,895 16,785 44,685 50,355 123,463 370,389 617,315 1,111,167 1,851,945 3,333,501 5,555,835 and 16,667,505, with no remainder.

Since 16,667,505 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,667,505, 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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