Q: Is 16,537,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,537,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,537,002 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 16537002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 37 74 111 163 222 326 457 489 914 978 1,371 2,742 6,031 12,062 16,909 18,093 33,818 36,186 50,727 74,491 101,454 148,982 223,473 446,946 2,756,167 5,512,334 8,268,501 and 16,537,002, with no remainder.

Since 16,537,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,537,002, 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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