Q: Is 16,268 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,268 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,268 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 16268 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 49 83 98 166 196 332 581 1,162 2,324 4,067 8,134 and 16,268, with no remainder.

Since 16,268 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,268, it is not a prime number.


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