Q: Is 16,252 a Prime Number?

A: No, 16,252 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,252 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 16252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 239 478 956 4,063 8,126 and 16,252, with no remainder.

Since 16,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,252, it is not a prime number.

Number	16,250	16,251	16,253	16,254
Prime?	no	no	yes	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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