Q: Is 16,642 a Prime Number?
A: No, 16,642 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 16642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 53 106 157 314 8,321 and 16,642, with no remainder.
Since 16,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,642, it is not a prime number.