Q: Is 16,440 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,440 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,440 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 16440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 137 274 411 548 685 822 1,096 1,370 1,644 2,055 2,740 3,288 4,110 5,480 8,220 and 16,440, with no remainder.

Since 16,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,440, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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