Q: Is 16,707,747 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,707,747 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,707,747 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 16707747 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 757 1,051 2,271 3,153 5,299 7,357 15,897 22,071 795,607 2,386,821 5,569,249 and 16,707,747, with no remainder.

Since 16,707,747 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,707,747, 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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