Q: Is 17,216 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,216 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,216 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 17216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 269 538 1,076 2,152 4,304 8,608 and 17,216, with no remainder.

Since 17,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,216, it is not a prime number.


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