Q: Is 16,739,469 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,739,469 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,739,469 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 16739469 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 69 193 207 419 579 1,257 1,737 3,771 4,439 9,637 13,317 28,911 39,951 80,867 86,733 242,601 727,803 1,859,941 5,579,823 and 16,739,469, with no remainder.

Since 16,739,469 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,739,469, 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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