Q: Is 16,898 a Prime Number?
A: No, 16,898 is 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 16898 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 17 34 71 119 142 238 497 994 1,207 2,414 8,449 and 16,898, with no remainder.
Since 16,898 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,898, it is not a prime number.