Q: Is 17,043 a Prime Number?

A: No, 17,043 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,043 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 17043 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 19 23 39 57 69 247 299 437 741 897 1,311 5,681 and 17,043, with no remainder.

Since 17,043 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,043, it is not a prime number.

Number	17,041	17,042	17,044	17,045
Prime?	yes	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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