Q: Is 16,434 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,434 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,434 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 16434 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 33 66 83 99 166 198 249 498 747 913 1,494 1,826 2,739 5,478 8,217 and 16,434, with no remainder.

Since 16,434 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,434, it is not a prime number.


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