Q: Is 16,717,509 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,717,509 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,717,509 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 16717509 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 173 519 1,193 1,557 3,579 4,671 10,737 14,013 32,211 96,633 206,389 619,167 1,857,501 5,572,503 and 16,717,509, with no remainder.

Since 16,717,509 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,717,509, 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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