Q: Is 16,000,138 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,000,138 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,000,138 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 16000138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 14 22 77 107 154 214 749 971 1,177 1,498 1,942 2,354 6,797 8,239 10,681 13,594 16,478 21,362 74,767 103,897 149,534 207,794 727,279 1,142,867 1,454,558 2,285,734 8,000,069 and 16,000,138, with no remainder.

Since 16,000,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,000,138, 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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