Q: Is 16,342 a Prime Number?
A: No, 16,342 is 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 16342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 8,171 and 16,342, with no remainder.
Since 16,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,342, it is not a prime number.