Q: Is 16,865,709 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,865,709 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,865,709 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 16865709 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 67 201 469 1,407 11,987 35,961 83,909 251,727 803,129 2,409,387 5,621,903 and 16,865,709, with no remainder.

Since 16,865,709 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,865,709, 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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