Q: Is 16,842 a Prime Number?
A: No, 16,842 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 16842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 401 802 1,203 2,406 2,807 5,614 8,421 and 16,842, with no remainder.
Since 16,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,842, it is not a prime number.