Q: Is 16,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,704 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 16704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 29 32 36 48 58 64 72 87 96 116 144 174 192 232 261 288 348 464 522 576 696 928 1,044 1,392 1,856 2,088 2,784 4,176 5,568 8,352 and 16,704, with no remainder.

Since 16,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,704, it is not a prime number.


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