Q: Is 16,000,060 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,000,060 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,000,060 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 16000060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 34 68 85 170 340 47,059 94,118 188,236 235,295 470,590 800,003 941,180 1,600,006 3,200,012 4,000,015 8,000,030 and 16,000,060, with no remainder.

Since 16,000,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,000,060, 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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