Q: Is 16,836 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,836 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,836 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 16836 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 23 46 61 69 92 122 138 183 244 276 366 732 1,403 2,806 4,209 5,612 8,418 and 16,836, with no remainder.

Since 16,836 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,836, it is not a prime number.


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