Q: Is 16,000,017 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,000,017 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,000,017 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 16000017 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 311 933 1,559 3,421 4,677 10,263 17,149 51,447 484,849 1,454,547 5,333,339 and 16,000,017, with no remainder.

Since 16,000,017 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,000,017, 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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