Q: Is 16,880 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,880 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,880 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 16880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 211 422 844 1,055 1,688 2,110 3,376 4,220 8,440 and 16,880, with no remainder.

Since 16,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,880, it is not a prime number.


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