Q: Is 16,272 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,272 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,272 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 16272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 113 144 226 339 452 678 904 1,017 1,356 1,808 2,034 2,712 4,068 5,424 8,136 and 16,272, with no remainder.

Since 16,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,272, it is not a prime number.


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