Q: Is 16,739,709 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,739,709 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,739,709 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 16739709 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 151 453 1,057 3,171 5,279 15,837 36,953 110,859 797,129 2,391,387 5,579,903 and 16,739,709, with no remainder.

Since 16,739,709 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,739,709, 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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