Q: Is 17,000 a Prime Number?
A: No, 17,000 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 17000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 25 34 40 50 68 85 100 125 136 170 200 250 340 425 500 680 850 1,000 1,700 2,125 3,400 4,250 8,500 and 17,000, with no remainder.
Since 17,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,000, it is not a prime number.