Q: Is 16,016,517 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,016,517 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,016,517 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 16016517 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 99 161,783 485,349 1,456,047 1,779,613 5,338,839 and 16,016,517, with no remainder.

Since 16,016,517 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,016,517, 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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