Q: Is 16,517 a Prime Number?
A: No, 16,517 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 16517 can be evenly divided by 1 83 199 and 16,517, with no remainder.
Since 16,517 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,517, it is not a prime number.