Q: Is 16,496 a Prime Number?
A: No, 16,496 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 16496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 1,031 2,062 4,124 8,248 and 16,496, with no remainder.
Since 16,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,496, it is not a prime number.