Q: Is 16,955,001 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,955,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,955,001 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 16955001 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 17 21 27 51 63 81 119 153 189 357 459 567 1,071 1,377 1,759 3,213 5,277 9,639 12,313 15,831 29,903 36,939 47,493 89,709 110,817 142,479 209,321 269,127 332,451 627,963 807,381 997,353 1,883,889 2,422,143 5,651,667 and 16,955,001, with no remainder.

Since 16,955,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,955,001, 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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