Q: Is 16,002,890 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,002,890 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,002,890 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 16002890 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 769 1,538 2,081 3,845 4,162 7,690 10,405 20,810 1,600,289 3,200,578 8,001,445 and 16,002,890, with no remainder.

Since 16,002,890 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,002,890, 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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