Q: Is 16,976,001 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,976,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,976,001 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 16976001 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 23 49 69 147 161 483 1,127 3,381 5,021 15,063 35,147 105,441 115,483 246,029 346,449 738,087 808,381 2,425,143 5,658,667 and 16,976,001, with no remainder.

Since 16,976,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,976,001, 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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