Q: Is 16,821,789 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,821,789 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,821,789 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 16821789 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 499 661 1,497 1,983 8,483 11,237 25,449 33,711 329,839 989,517 5,607,263 and 16,821,789, with no remainder.

Since 16,821,789 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,821,789, 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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