Q: Is 16,461 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,461 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,461 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 16461 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 31 59 93 177 279 531 1,829 5,487 and 16,461, with no remainder.

Since 16,461 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,461, it is not a prime number.


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Number 16,45916,46016,46216,463
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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