Q: Is 16,756 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,756 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,756 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 16756 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 59 71 118 142 236 284 4,189 8,378 and 16,756, with no remainder.

Since 16,756 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,756, it is not a prime number.


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