Q: Is 16,716,321 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,716,321 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,716,321 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 16716321 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 27 51 79 153 237 459 461 711 1,343 1,383 2,133 4,029 4,149 7,837 12,087 12,447 23,511 36,261 36,419 70,533 109,257 211,599 327,771 619,123 983,313 1,857,369 5,572,107 and 16,716,321, with no remainder.

Since 16,716,321 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,716,321, 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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