Q: Is 16,827,867 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,827,867 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,827,867 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 16827867 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 131 393 917 1,179 2,039 2,751 6,117 8,253 14,273 18,351 42,819 128,457 267,109 801,327 1,869,763 2,403,981 5,609,289 and 16,827,867, with no remainder.

Since 16,827,867 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,827,867, 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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