Q: Is 17,001,748 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,001,748 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,001,748 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 17001748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 79 158 173 311 316 346 622 692 1,244 13,667 24,569 27,334 49,138 53,803 54,668 98,276 107,606 215,212 4,250,437 8,500,874 and 17,001,748, with no remainder.

Since 17,001,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,001,748, it is not a prime number.


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

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