Q: Is 16,480 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,480 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,480 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 16480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 80 103 160 206 412 515 824 1,030 1,648 2,060 3,296 4,120 8,240 and 16,480, with no remainder.

Since 16,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,480, it is not a prime number.


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