Q: Is 16,944 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,944 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,944 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 16944 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 353 706 1,059 1,412 2,118 2,824 4,236 5,648 8,472 and 16,944, with no remainder.

Since 16,944 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,944, it is not a prime number.


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