Q: Is 16,689,188 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,689,188 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,689,188 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 16689188 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 571 1,142 2,284 7,307 14,614 29,228 4,172,297 8,344,594 and 16,689,188, with no remainder.

Since 16,689,188 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,689,188, 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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