Q: Is 16,900,023 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,900,023 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,900,023 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 16900023 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 17 21 51 119 357 47,339 142,017 331,373 804,763 994,119 2,414,289 5,633,341 and 16,900,023, with no remainder.

Since 16,900,023 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,900,023, 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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