Q: Is 16,010,889 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,010,889 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,010,889 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 16010889 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 59 177 289 313 867 939 1,003 3,009 5,321 15,963 17,051 18,467 51,153 55,401 90,457 271,371 313,939 941,817 5,336,963 and 16,010,889, with no remainder.

Since 16,010,889 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,010,889, 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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