Q: Is 16,002,048 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,002,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,002,048 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 16002048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 96 128 192 256 384 512 768 1,024 1,536 3,072 5,209 10,418 15,627 20,836 31,254 41,672 62,508 83,344 125,016 166,688 250,032 333,376 500,064 666,752 1,000,128 1,333,504 2,000,256 2,667,008 4,000,512 5,334,016 8,001,024 and 16,002,048, with no remainder.

Since 16,002,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,002,048, 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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