Q: Is 16,599 a Prime Number?
A: No, 16,599 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 16599 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 503 1,509 5,533 and 16,599, with no remainder.
Since 16,599 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,599, it is not a prime number.