Q: Is 16,877,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,877,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,877,002 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 16877002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 53 106 113 226 1,409 2,818 5,989 11,978 74,677 149,354 159,217 318,434 8,438,501 and 16,877,002, with no remainder.

Since 16,877,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,877,002, 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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