Q: Is 16,001,018 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,001,018 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,001,018 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 16001018 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 53 106 583 1,166 13,723 27,446 150,953 301,906 727,319 1,454,638 8,000,509 and 16,001,018, with no remainder.

Since 16,001,018 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,001,018, 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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