Q: Is 16,737,427 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,737,427 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,737,427 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 16737427 can be evenly divided by 1 7 31 137 217 563 959 3,941 4,247 17,453 29,729 77,131 122,171 539,917 2,391,061 and 16,737,427, with no remainder.

Since 16,737,427 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,737,427, 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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