Q: Is 16,688,889 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,688,889 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,688,889 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 16688889 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 63 189 88,301 264,903 618,107 794,709 1,854,321 2,384,127 5,562,963 and 16,688,889, with no remainder.

Since 16,688,889 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,688,889, 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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