Q: Is 16,001,859 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,001,859 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,001,859 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 16001859 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 31 69 93 713 2,139 7,481 22,443 172,063 231,911 516,189 695,733 5,333,953 and 16,001,859, with no remainder.

Since 16,001,859 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,001,859, 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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