Q: Is 16,992 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,992 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,992 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 16992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 59 72 96 118 144 177 236 288 354 472 531 708 944 1,062 1,416 1,888 2,124 2,832 4,248 5,664 8,496 and 16,992, with no remainder.

Since 16,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,992, it is not a prime number.


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