Q: Is 16,724 a Prime Number?
A: No, 16,724 is 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 16724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 37 74 113 148 226 452 4,181 8,362 and 16,724, with no remainder.
Since 16,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,724, it is not a prime number.