Q: Is 16,260 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,260 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,260 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 16260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 271 542 813 1,084 1,355 1,626 2,710 3,252 4,065 5,420 8,130 and 16,260, with no remainder.

Since 16,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,260, it is not a prime number.


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