Q: Is 16,716 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,716 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,716 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 16716 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 199 398 597 796 1,194 1,393 2,388 2,786 4,179 5,572 8,358 and 16,716, with no remainder.

Since 16,716 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,716, it is not a prime number.


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