Q: Is 16,942 a Prime Number?
A: No, 16,942 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 16942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 43 86 197 394 8,471 and 16,942, with no remainder.
Since 16,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,942, it is not a prime number.