Q: Is 16,900,731 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,900,731 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,900,731 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 16900731 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 137 411 1,233 1,523 3,699 4,569 11,097 13,707 41,121 123,363 208,651 625,953 1,877,859 5,633,577 and 16,900,731, with no remainder.

Since 16,900,731 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,900,731, 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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