Q: Is 16,218 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,218 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,218 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 16218 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 34 51 53 102 106 153 159 306 318 477 901 954 1,802 2,703 5,406 8,109 and 16,218, with no remainder.

Since 16,218 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,218, it is not a prime number.


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