Q: Is 16,740 a Prime Number?
A: No, 16,740 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 16740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 31 36 45 54 60 62 90 93 108 124 135 155 180 186 270 279 310 372 465 540 558 620 837 930 1,116 1,395 1,674 1,860 2,790 3,348 4,185 5,580 8,370 and 16,740, with no remainder.
Since 16,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,740, it is not a prime number.