Q: Is 16,008,438 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,008,438 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,008,438 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 16008438 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 53 106 159 318 50,341 100,682 151,023 302,046 2,668,073 5,336,146 8,004,219 and 16,008,438, with no remainder.

Since 16,008,438 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,008,438, 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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