Q: Is 16,698 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,698 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,698 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 16698 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 23 33 46 66 69 121 138 242 253 363 506 726 759 1,518 2,783 5,566 8,349 and 16,698, with no remainder.

Since 16,698 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,698, it is not a prime number.


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