Q: Is 16,877,007 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,877,007 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,877,007 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 16877007 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 79 237 553 711 1,659 3,391 4,977 10,173 23,737 30,519 71,211 213,633 267,889 803,667 1,875,223 2,411,001 5,625,669 and 16,877,007, with no remainder.

Since 16,877,007 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,877,007, 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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