Q: Is 16,500 a Prime Number?
A: No, 16,500 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 16500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 33 44 50 55 60 66 75 100 110 125 132 150 165 220 250 275 300 330 375 500 550 660 750 825 1,100 1,375 1,500 1,650 2,750 3,300 4,125 5,500 8,250 and 16,500, with no remainder.
Since 16,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,500, it is not a prime number.