Q: Is 10,017 a Prime Number?

A: No, 10,017 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,017 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 10017 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 53 63 159 189 371 477 1,113 1,431 3,339 and 10,017, with no remainder.

Since 10,017 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,017, it is not a prime number.

Number	10,015	10,016	10,018	10,019
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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