Q: Is 16,738,939 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,738,939 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,738,939 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 16738939 can be evenly divided by 1 7 49 251 1,361 1,757 9,527 12,299 66,689 341,611 2,391,277 and 16,738,939, with no remainder.

Since 16,738,939 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,738,939, 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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