Q: Is 16,656 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,656 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,656 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 16656 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 347 694 1,041 1,388 2,082 2,776 4,164 5,552 8,328 and 16,656, with no remainder.

Since 16,656 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,656, it is not a prime number.


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