Q: Is 16,001,337 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,001,337 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,001,337 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 16001337 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 61 183 671 2,013 7,949 23,847 87,439 262,317 484,889 1,454,667 5,333,779 and 16,001,337, with no remainder.

Since 16,001,337 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,001,337, 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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