Q: Is 16,775,871 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,775,871 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,775,871 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 16775871 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 673 1,187 2,019 3,561 4,711 8,309 14,133 24,927 798,851 2,396,553 5,591,957 and 16,775,871, with no remainder.

Since 16,775,871 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,775,871, 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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