Q: Is 16,728,489 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,728,489 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,728,489 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 16728489 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 1,858,721 5,576,163 and 16,728,489, with no remainder.

Since 16,728,489 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,728,489, 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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