Q: Is 16,721,621 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,721,621 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,721,621 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 16721621 can be evenly divided by 1 7 23 161 283 367 1,981 2,569 6,509 8,441 45,563 59,087 103,861 727,027 2,388,803 and 16,721,621, with no remainder.

Since 16,721,621 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,721,621, 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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