Q: Is 16,887 a Prime Number?
A: No, 16,887 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 16887 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 433 1,299 5,629 and 16,887, with no remainder.
Since 16,887 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,887, it is not a prime number.