Q: Is 16,890 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,890 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,890 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 16890 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 563 1,126 1,689 2,815 3,378 5,630 8,445 and 16,890, with no remainder.

Since 16,890 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,890, it is not a prime number.


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