Q: Is 16,900,737 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,900,737 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,900,737 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 16900737 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 17 21 49 51 119 147 357 833 2,499 6,763 20,289 47,341 114,971 142,023 331,387 344,913 804,797 994,161 2,414,391 5,633,579 and 16,900,737, with no remainder.

Since 16,900,737 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,900,737, 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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