Q: Is 16,000,491 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,000,491 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,000,491 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 16000491 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 83 249 1,079 3,237 4,943 14,829 64,259 192,777 410,269 1,230,807 5,333,497 and 16,000,491, with no remainder.

Since 16,000,491 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,000,491, 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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