Q: Is 16,891,689 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,891,689 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,891,689 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 16891689 can be evenly divided by 1 3 73 137 219 411 563 1,689 10,001 30,003 41,099 77,131 123,297 231,393 5,630,563 and 16,891,689, with no remainder.

Since 16,891,689 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,891,689, 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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