Q: Is 16,038 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,038 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,038 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 16038 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 27 33 54 66 81 99 162 198 243 297 486 594 729 891 1,458 1,782 2,673 5,346 8,019 and 16,038, with no remainder.

Since 16,038 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,038, it is not a prime number.


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