Q: Is 16,136,001 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,136,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,136,001 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 16136001 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 41 63 123 287 369 861 2,583 6,247 18,741 43,729 56,223 131,187 256,127 393,561 768,381 1,792,889 2,305,143 5,378,667 and 16,136,001, with no remainder.

Since 16,136,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,136,001, 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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