Q: Is 16,978 a Prime Number?
A: No, 16,978 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 16978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 653 1,306 8,489 and 16,978, with no remainder.
Since 16,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,978, it is not a prime number.