Q: Is 16,099 a Prime Number?

A: No, 16,099 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,099 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 16099 can be evenly divided by 1 17 947 and 16,099, with no remainder.

Since 16,099 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,099, it is not a prime number.

Number	16,097	16,098	16,100	16,101
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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