Q: Is 16,548 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,548 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,548 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 16548 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 197 394 591 788 1,182 1,379 2,364 2,758 4,137 5,516 8,274 and 16,548, with no remainder.

Since 16,548 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,548, it is not a prime number.


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