Q: Is 16,608 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,608 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,608 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 16608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 173 346 519 692 1,038 1,384 2,076 2,768 4,152 5,536 8,304 and 16,608, with no remainder.

Since 16,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,608, it is not a prime number.


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