Q: Is 17,018 a Prime Number?

A: No, 17,018 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,018 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 17018 can be evenly divided by 1 2 67 127 134 254 8,509 and 17,018, with no remainder.

Since 17,018 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,018, it is not a prime number.

Number	17,016	17,017	17,019	17,020
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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