Q: Is 16,000,602 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,000,602 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,000,602 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 16000602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 131 262 393 786 20,357 40,714 61,071 122,142 2,666,767 5,333,534 8,000,301 and 16,000,602, with no remainder.

Since 16,000,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,000,602, 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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