Q: Is 16,499 a Prime Number?
A: No, 16,499 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 16499 can be evenly divided by 1 7 2,357 and 16,499, with no remainder.
Since 16,499 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,499, it is not a prime number.