Q: Is 16,559 a Prime Number?
A: No, 16,559 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 16559 can be evenly divided by 1 29 571 and 16,559, with no remainder.
Since 16,559 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,559, it is not a prime number.