Q: Is 16,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,960 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 16960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 53 64 80 106 160 212 265 320 424 530 848 1,060 1,696 2,120 3,392 4,240 8,480 and 16,960, with no remainder.

Since 16,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,960, it is not a prime number.


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