Q: Is 16,538 a Prime Number?
A: No, 16,538 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 16538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 8,269 and 16,538, with no remainder.
Since 16,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,538, it is not a prime number.