Q: Is 16,006,491 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,006,491 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,006,491 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 16006491 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 73 81 219 657 1,971 2,707 5,913 8,121 24,363 73,089 197,611 219,267 592,833 1,778,499 5,335,497 and 16,006,491, with no remainder.

Since 16,006,491 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,006,491, 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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