Q: Is 16,900 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,900 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,900 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 16900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 25 26 50 52 65 100 130 169 260 325 338 650 676 845 1,300 1,690 3,380 4,225 8,450 and 16,900, with no remainder.

Since 16,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,900, it is not a prime number.


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