Q: Is 16,000,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,000,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,000,998 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 16000998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 205,141 410,282 615,423 1,230,846 2,666,833 5,333,666 8,000,499 and 16,000,998, with no remainder.

Since 16,000,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,000,998, 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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