Q: Is 16,962 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,962 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,962 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 16962 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 257 514 771 1,542 2,827 5,654 8,481 and 16,962, with no remainder.

Since 16,962 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,962, it is not a prime number.


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