Q: Is 16,001,118 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,001,118 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,001,118 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 16001118 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 126 189 378 42,331 84,662 126,993 253,986 296,317 380,979 592,634 761,958 888,951 1,142,937 1,777,902 2,285,874 2,666,853 5,333,706 8,000,559 and 16,001,118, with no remainder.

Since 16,001,118 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,001,118, 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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