Q: Is 16,673,139 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,673,139 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,673,139 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 16673139 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 383 691 1,149 2,073 2,681 3,447 4,837 6,219 8,043 14,511 24,129 43,533 264,653 793,959 1,852,571 2,381,877 5,557,713 and 16,673,139, with no remainder.

Since 16,673,139 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,673,139, 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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