Q: Is 16,852 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,852 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,852 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 16852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 383 766 1,532 4,213 8,426 and 16,852, with no remainder.

Since 16,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,852, it is not a prime number.


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