Q: Is 16,889,139 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,889,139 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,889,139 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 16889139 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 53 159 477 35,407 106,221 318,663 1,876,571 5,629,713 and 16,889,139, with no remainder.

Since 16,889,139 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,889,139, 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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